In Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, which is related to the warlord Uesugi Kenshin, more than 600 citizens participated in the reenactment of the battle of Kawanakajima, and many spectators enjoyed the powerful battle just like the real thing.
Yonezawa City was ruled by the Uesugi family for 13 generations, and the reenactment of the battle of Kawanakajima, which is said to be the largest of the Sengoku period fought between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, is the main event on the last day of the "Uesugi Festival" held every year on April 4, the anniversary of Kenshin's death.
More than 600 people, including locals, gathered on the riverbed of the Matsukawa River, which flows through the city, and when the Uesugi and Takeda armies split into each other, the battle began.
In this scene, Kenshin cut into the Takeda army's position alone, swung his sword down from the top of his horse, and fought in a chaotic battle between the two armies, and the spectators who came to the battle cheered as if it were the real thing.
A man in his 1s from the United States said, "It was very interesting, and it was cool to see a samurai fighting in front of me. I don't know much about the history of Japan, but I learned a lot."
A man in his 30s from Yonezawa City said, "I am glad that I was able to show the children the recreated battle of Kawanakajima."