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Koto Ward's largest Bon Odori festival will be held again this year at Fukagawa Gatharia- A traditional Obon festival that has been cultivated by the local community and brightens up the downtown area
June 24, 2024
Fujikura Ltd.
Fujikura Ltd. (Director, President and CEO: Okada Naoki) is supporting the Bon Odori Festival hosted by the Kiba Ichi-Rokucho Association (Chairman: Nakajima Takao), the local community association in the area where its head office is located, and will provide a venue for the festival.
The dates are Saturday, July 13th and Sunday, July 14th, and the venue is the Center Plaza of Fukagawa Gatharia (1-chome, Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo) *1, which is owned and managed by Fujikura.
The Kiba Ichirokucho Association Bon Odori Festival, held at Fukagawa Gatharia, began 21 years ago in 2003. Thanks to the enthusiasm and hard work of the Kiba Ichirokucho Association members, it has now grown into the largest Bon Odori festival hosted by a neighborhood association in Koto Ward.
Last year was the first time the event had been held in four years, and a total of about 45,000 people visited over the two days (according to the organizers). This year, the organizers expect a total of about 40,000 visitors.
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・ Fujikura actively provides Fukagawa Gatharia, a complex created through the redevelopment of the former Fukagawa factory site, as a venue for local community activities.
-This is the largest Bon Odori festival organized by a local community association in Koto Ward, and a total of approximately 40,000 people are expected to attend Fukagawa Gatharia this year.
Overview of the Kiba Ichi-Rokucho Association Bon Odori Festival
■Date and time: Saturday, July 13th and Sunday, July 14th, 2024, 6pm - 8:30pm
※Cancelled in case of rain
■Venue: Fukagawa Gatharia Center Plaza
■ Organizer: Kiba Ichi-Roku Town Association
■Sponsor: Fujikura Ltd.
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(The area circled is the Center Plaza of Fukagawa Gatharia)
A speech by Takao Nakajima, chairman of the Kiba Ichi-Roku Neighborhood Association, which is organizing the Bon Odori Festival
"Last year's Kiba Ichiroku Neighborhood Association Bon Odori Festival, held for the first time in four years since the COVID-19 pandemic, was bustling with more visitors than usual. We are pleased that we are able to hold the festival again this year, and we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone involved. This festival is a traditional downtown Bon Odori festival run independently by the neighborhood association. It is essential for maintaining horizontal connections in the downtown area, and local elementary school students have been practicing taiko drumming since spring, preparing for the festival. Since Fujikura provided us with Fukagawa Gatharia as a venue 21 years ago, we have opened the event to not only neighborhood association members but also people living in the surrounding area, contributing to the creation of a more livable town. We expect many visitors this year as well, but we will do our best to ensure everyone enjoys the event while paying close attention to safety. We hope you will come to the venue."
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(The 2023 Kiba Ichi-Rokucho Association Bon Odori Festival at Center Plaza)
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(The 2023 Kiba Ichi-Rokucho Association Bon Odori Festival)
Fukagawa Gatharia is an urban revitalization space redeveloped by Fujikura with the concept of "establishing a new identity for the Fukagawa and Kiba area."
We will continue to coexist with the downtown area and its surrounding environment, working to create a town that is beloved by local residents and business people.
*1 "Fukagawa Gatharia"
This complex opened in 2003 after the redevelopment of the former Fukagawa factory site owned by Fujikura. With a view to preserving the culture and traditions of the downtown area and ushering in a new era, it is an all-in-one facility that includes office buildings, a large supermarket, a movie theater, a restaurant area, a fitness club, and more. Gatharia is a coined word made up of GATHER (to gather), AREA, and IA (a suffix derived from the Latin word for country or region), and represents an area where people and things gather.
For more information about Fukagawa Gatharia, please visit https://www.gatharia.jp/index.html Please see.
