Schedule

Friday, August 4

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Pre-event on the Festival Plaza.
Location: The front plaza of Date Rekishino-mori Calture Center
 

Saturday, August 5

 
Timetable:
At 10:00 AM: Opening Ceremony
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Festival Plaza, with food stalls and item booths.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Experience Horseback Riding on Dosanko—also known as Hokkaido Horses.
12:45 PM onwards: Procession of Kiba-musha, including Archery Squad Demonstration, the Cavalry Procession, Yabusame (traditional Japanese horseback archery)
6:30 PM onwards: Musha dashi, starting from the Datemonbetsu station and passing through Omachi ('大町')  and then Kashimacho ('鹿島町') before reaching the City office.

DATE MUSHA FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
TEL0142-82-3209
 syoukou@city.date.hokkaido.jp