Kawachi Festival, July 25 and 26

The annual festival of Kawachi Shrine is said to depict the triumphant return of the Kumano navy, which went into battle in the Genpei War and won. The highlight of this festival, designated a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, is a fleet of three decorated main boats like a picture scroll, a yakata-bune houseboat, kai-denma boats and shishimai denma boats going up the river. Normally the fourth Saturday of July is the eve festival and Sunday the main festival.