The army of the Takeda returns. At the Shingen-ko Festival in April, the streets of Kofu fill with armored warriors recreating the muster of Takeda Shingen's army—a procession that holds a Guinness record for the number of armored marchers. The banners read fu-rin-ka-zan, wind, forest, fire, mountain. Mounted samurai, ranks of foot soldiers; more than a thousand people in armor, divided into companies, march by unit, with a figure playing Shingen standing at the headquarters. They are setting out, in reenactment, for the battle of Kawanakajima—conch shells sounding, drums beating, orderly and yet fervent, the twenty-four generals of the Takeda each leading his own troop. Local pride takes physical form here. Shingen remains the hero of Kai to this day, remembered for flood control and for caring about his people, and that memory marches through the town each year. A valiant festival in the season of cherry blossom.