“Smoke signal raising” to announce the opening of “Kenshinko Festival” At 9:00 am on Sunday, August 22, pay attention to Yamagiro in Joetsu City!

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The “Kenshinko Festival” is held every August in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, in memory of the virtues of Kenshin Uesugi, a military commander during the Warring States period. “Smoke signal” is used as a signal to signal the start of this festival.

 

During the Warring States period, signal smoke signals were used as a means of communicating information such as the approach of enemies and signals of battle to opponents in remote areas. Burning tree branches from the top of the mountain with good visibility and cooking smoke will transmit it to a distant place.

 

In Joetsu City, there are many mountain castles, including the ruins of Kasugayama Castle, and every year at the Kenshinko Festival in August, smoke signals are raised from there. Local residents manage and maintain each of the mountain castles. As the festival approaches, I’m sweating to collect the branches used for mowing and raising smoke signals. Such efforts can only be made if there is a local bond. The scale of the festival will be reduced due to the influence of the new coronavirus this year, but the signal will be increased at 11 locations in Joetsu City from 9 am on Sunday, 22nd of this month. In line with the Kenshinko Festival, we will introduce a video of the signal-raising group.

 

 

日の入城跡（名立区）／城ヶ峰砦跡（谷浜）／トヤ峰砦跡／春日山城跡／宇津尾砦跡（宇津尾）／滝寺砦（滝寺）／雁金城跡（頸城区・浦川原区）／虫川城跡（浦川原区）／焼山城跡（板倉区）／白看板城跡（清里区）／池舟城跡（牧区）

 

 

 

 

 

Hinoiri Castle (Nadachi Ward)