On Sunday, the second day of the three-day weekend, the Kanto region was blessed with clear autumn weather, a huge contrast to the previous day. I went to see and enjoy a falconry procession in Iwatsuki, Saitama.

Iwatsuki is located north of Edo and was a key location for the defense of Edo. It was also an important town as a post station on the Onari Road, Shogun’s special road and a side road of the Nikko highway, where the shogun frequently passed. It was also a place where shoguns often enjoyed falconry, so a falconry procession was recreated to evoke those days.

I was able to see a female falconer demonstrate falconry, something I don’t usually get to see, and I also enjoyed watching the falcon fly into my hand.