The Tado Festival (多度祭 Tado Matsuri) is a Japanese festival that takes place every year during Japan's Golden Week on May 4 and 5 at Tado Shrine in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture.
The main event for the festival is a horse jumping event. The horses
are ridden by young males around the ages of 17–19 representing the six
sections of the city. The horses run up a hill before trying to jump
over a two-meter high wall.
On the first day, each area's representative
jumps over the wall twice for a total of 12 jumps. On the second day,
each representative only makes one attempt for a total of six jumps.
Other events follow the horse jumping on the second day, including yabusame, a form of archery.
This event was named one of Mie Prefecture's Designated Intangible Cultural Properties in 1978.
Golden Week (Japan), several Japanese holidays that occur during the first week of May.
Mie Prefecture (三重県 Mie-ken) is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai region on the main Honshu island.[1] The capital is the city of Tsu.[2]
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