samurai group of the princess. The princess can also be represented by exchange students from Asian countries. So the festival is not fully historically accurate. Each festival has more than 100,000 visitors from all over Japan and international tourists. In 2013 there were 130,000 visitors during the 3 days of the festival. Daimyo Takeda Shingen was played by the actor Ken Matsudaira. Part of the proceeds went to support the area affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Events Each day has different kinds of events such as: Shingen-ko Tea Ceremony Ritual Prayer Street stalls with Yamanashi local products, food and drink stands Koihige Beard Style Contest Koihime Beauty Contest Sengoku Period Food Sampling "Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan" Dance Parade with 1000 performers Koshu Battalion Deployment Child Samurai Parade Takeda Period Parade Kendo Tournament Japanese Drum Taiko Performance Kofu Hayashi Performance – A Japanese traditional "Noh" performance in celebrating the battle victory Educational Lectures Gallery References Festivals in Japan Samurai