祭概要

長竿の先につけた提灯の火を消し合う！火の粉を散らし揉み合う「関東の奇祭」

市内各団体が激しく揉み合いながら、20m近い竹竿の先につけた提灯の火を消し合う勇壮な祭りです。会場は、古河駅前に組まれた高さ約10mの矢来。竿が折れる音や、提灯同士がぶつかって飛び散る火の粉、勇敢に揉み合う様は迫力満点で、「関東の奇祭」とも呼ばれています。江戸時代、七ヶ村の末社をめぐって帰社する野木神社の神官を、人々が提灯を持って出迎える際に、寒さをしのぐために体をもみ合ったことが始まりと言われています。

最大の見どころは、18時頃から行われる「大人部門（競技もみ）」。予選を勝ち抜いた上位8団体が大迫力の決勝戦を繰り広げます。


Participants put out each other’s lanterns, attached to the end of long poles. In this event, known as the “strange festival of Kanto,” the participants jostle over the fire sparks.

Teams of organizations in the city battle it out in this highly competitive event, attempting to put out each others’ lanterns attached to bamboo poles of nearly 20 meters. It takes place in a bamboo palisade with a height of approximately 10 meters in front of Koga Station.

The festival is known in the Kanto region for its uniqueness, particularly its dynamic, thrilling, and highly competitive energy, including the sound of bamboo breaking and sparks flying when two lanterns hit each other.

This unique event is said to have its roots in the Edo Period, when the priest of the Nogi Shrine returned home after visiting the affiliated shrines of the area’s seven villages. The people would hold lanterns to welcome him home, and jostle with each other to ward off the cold.

Don’t miss the Adult Category competition, which starts at around 18:00. The top eight teams that previously succeeded in the preliminaries engage in a fierce battle.

古河駅西口おまつり特設会場
Special festival venue at Koga Station West Exit

祭基本情報