This traditional festival celebrates the legendary Soga brothers, who burned umbrellas as torches while avenging their father's death. The festival features performances of the Soga brothers' story by local schoolchildren, lectures on the Soga brothers and Takeda Shingen, traditional puppet theatre performances, torch processions, umbrella burning rituals, and ukiyo-e woodblock print exhibitions. Visitors can write wishes on prayer umbrellas that are ceremonially burned to honor the brothers' spirits.
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