The main venue for this festival is Takaoka Kojo Park. Events include a complete
recitation of the Manyoshu, during which all 4,516 poems
contained in the 20 volumes of the Manyoshu are read in relays
over three nights, a Manyo festival tea party, and public
performances. The Manyo Historical Museum hosts an all-Japan
Manyo tanka tournament.
Date: October
Venue: Takaoka Kojo Park, Fushiki district
Access: Takaoka Kojo Park, 10 min. walk from JR Takaoka Station
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