YAKKOFURI in Uwama

The festival was started to comfort Michizane Sugawara's regret for being appointed to an administrative post on the island of Kyushu. According to our legend, he dropped in Uwama on his way to Kyushu. Men in Yakko costume carry things for his voyage.

People of Nakajima formed a drum band called Nakajima Suigun Daiko in 1990 to inherit the spirit of Suigun. It is believed that Suigun used to play the battle music before they start fighting. Now they play traditional musical instruments not to fight a battle, of course, but to recall our history and wish for the prosperity of our town.