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***** FESTIVALS in NAGOYA *****
| month | date | FESTIVAL or EVENT | Other | place | |||||
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1-3 |
Hatsumoude |
Let's go to Atsuta Shrine or ! | shrines and temples all over nagoya |
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| 1 | Saitan-sai | 5:00- | Atsuta Shrine | ||||||
| 1 | Hatsu-Kagura |
5:00- The first kagura of the New Year |
Atsuta Shrine Atsuta-ku map |
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| 3 | Genshi-sai | 7:00- | - | ||||||
| 1-5 |
Exhibition of Sleeping Sarasvati at Togan-ji temple |
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. coquettish goddes |
Togan-ji (temple) Chikusa-ku map |
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| 5 | Hatsu-ebisu |
0:00 - @Kamichigama-jinja in Atsuta Shrine for good business |
Atsuta Shrine Atsuta-ku map |
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| 7 | Yodameshi Shinji |
14: 00 - . | Atsuta Shrine Atsuta-ku map |
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| 2nd Sun |
New Year parade of fire department brigade |
10:00a.m. - 11:30a.m. | Port of Nagoya Garden Futo Minato-ku |
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| 11 |
Touka shinji |
10:00 - Oberobero Matsuri (Obeorbero Festival) |
Atsuta Shrine Atsuta-ku map |
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| 12 |
Fuusui Yodameshi Shinji |
12:00.- | Atsuta Shrine Atsuta-ku map |
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| 15 |
Hosha Shinji |
13:00 - Let's get the chigi ! |
Atsuta Shrine map |
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| The same day with Coming-of-Age Day |
Sagicho |
Burn decorations of New Year in the temple precincts |
Osu Kannon All over Nagoya |
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| 18 | Hatsu-Kannon | The first temple festival of Kannon. Buddhist service. | Osu Kannon Osu |
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| 25 |
Usokae Shinji |
fib becomes true ??? |
Ueno Tenmangu Sakura Tenjinsha Yamada Tenmangu |
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| 28 | Hatsu Fudo | The first temple festival of Fudo-son Buddhist service. | Bansho-ji Osu |
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2 or 3 One day before the Risshun (The first day of spring by the lunar calendar. |
Setsubun-e/ Sechibun-e/Mamemaki |
10:00 - 18:00 held one day before the first day of spring Oni wa soto ! Fuku wa uchi ! |
Osu-kannon Kasadera-Kannon other shrines and temples |
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| 8 |
Hari Kuyo Memorial Service of Needles |
- | Mikoromo Jinja (shrine) in Wakamiya Hachiman shrine |
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| 11 | Kigen-sai | 10:00- | - | ||||||
| 15 | Nehan-kai | - | - | ||||||
| 26 |
Katchindama Festival |
Special candy called katchindama are sold only once a year |
Rokusho Jinja (shrine) Yada, Higashi-ku |
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| Jan 17 of thelunar calendar |
Kinekosa Festival |
12:30 - | Shichisho-sha | ||||||
| Feb.of the lunar calendar |
The first day of Uma (午） |
Hatsu-Uma | Mar.19, 2007 Festival of Inari shrines for good business, safety homes, etc. |
Bansho-ji (Osu) Wakamiya Hachiman Nanatsu-dera Fuji Sengen-jinja |
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| MAR | 2nd Sun |
Omatoh /Shooting Festival |
After the ritual, the two shooters give us mochi.. |
Nakamura-Hachiman-sha, Kasuga-sha | |||||
| 17 | - |
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| 17 | Kinen Festival | 10:00- Pray for good harvest |
Atsuta Shrine Atsuta-ku map |
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| 17 |
Mita Shrine Kinen Festival |
qo:oo- Very simple and intersting Shinto ritual |
Mita Shrine (in Atsuta Shrine) |
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| 18-24 | Higan-e (spring) | spring equinoctial week Bddhist service |
Higashibetsuin | ||||||
| 22 | Taishi-ko | Hannyashingyo is chanted by the followers group Special stature of Shotoku-Taishi is opened. |
Tokugen-ji (temple) Shindeki-cho, Higashi-ku |
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| 27 |
Butsudan Kuyo-sai |
Buddhist Service of Household Buddhist altar |
Osu Kannon | ||||||
| APR | First Sat & Sun |
Kakuouzan Spring Festival |
.Small but lively festival. | Kakuouzan Nittai-ji area | |||||
| First or second Sat and Sun |
Local History Festival |
samurai parade | Nagoya Port =>Shirotori Park => Nagoya Castle | ||||||
| First Sat & Sun | Osu Spring Festival |
.- | Osu area | ||||||
| 8 |
Hana-matsuri |
Buddha's Birthday | Osu-Kannon | ||||||
| 28,29 6 30 |
Mitama-matsuri |
10:00-11:30p.m. ceremony for the soul of soldiers killed by wars |
Gokoku Jinja map |
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1 |
Bugaku -shinji |
10:30-15:00 court dance and music recommended |
Atsuta Shrine map |
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| 4 |
Eyohdo-shinji |
19:00-19:45 strange shinto ceremony |
Atsuta Shrine map |
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| 5 |
Shin'yo-togyo-shinji |
10:00- they put the portable shrine faced to the West |
Atsuta Shrine map |
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| 8 |
Hohnen-sai |
8:00- ceremony to divine harvest |
Atsuta Shrine map |
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| 7 & 8 |
Togan-ji Taisai |
8:00-18:00 Exhibition of Sleeping Sarasvati |
Togan-ji temple map |
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| 13 |
Onzo-sai |
11:00- offer new fabrics for gods |
Atsuta Shrine map |
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| 16 |
Wakamiya Hachiman-sha Reisai |
This festival has a history of over 300 years. .12:50 - 17:00 |
Wakamiya Hachiman-sha (shrine) |
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| 2nd Sun |
Uma no Toh |
.horse-like poatable mikoshi 15:00 - (Shinto ritual: May 18th) |
Osu Kannon |
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| 18 | Uma-no-Toh |
Buddhist service 15:00- |
Osu Kannon |
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| 3rd Sun & Eve |
Taikoh Festival |
- | Nakamura-koen area | ||||||
| 3rd Sat & Sun | Yasaka Jinja Reitaisai |
festival of Yasaka Jinja (shrine) | Yasaka jinja Sako sta. on the Meitetsu line |
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| JUN | 1st Sat & Sun |
Dekimachi Tennoh Festival |
The festival features three floats and Karakuri performance. |
Shindeki-Itchome <=> Kodekimachi Susano Shrine, Deki, Higashi-ku |
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| 1st Sat & Sun |
Tsutsui-cho Tenno Festival |
The festival feature two floats, Karakuri and Donden.performance, etc. |
Susano-sha, Tsutsui, Higashi-ku | ||||||
| 5 |
Atsuta Festival |
- | Atsuta Shrine map |
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| 18 |
Mita Jinja Otaue-sai |
10:00- Shinto ritual |
Atsuta Shrine Mita Jinja (shrine) map |
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| 3rd Sat & Sun |
Susaki Shrine Lantern Festival |
- | Suzaki Shrine map |
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| JUL | End of July | Kakuouzan Summer Festival |
.. | Kakuouzan area | |||||
| 16 |
Nagoya Shrine Mikoshi Togyo |
.- | Honmachi-dori area | ||||||
| 3rd Monday | Minato Matsuri/Port Festival (Day of the Sea/national holiday) |
- | Nagoya Port | ||||||
| 4th Sun |
Ushidate Tenno Festival |
The festival features Gozu-Tenno-sha (float) and Karakuri performance. |
Ushidate Hachiman-sha (Shrine) Ushidate-cho, Nakagawa-ku |
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| AUG | 4 | Chopstick Festival (Hashi-matsuri) |
= | Asahi Shrine Sakae |
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| 8 |
Maruhachi-no-hi/Day of Nagoya |
The Maruhachi is Nagoya's city seal. NagoyaStage performances, food stalls, etc. in Hisaya-Odori Park. Admission free for Nagoya City's facilities, Donichi Eco Kippu is available, Sale, etc. |
Throughout Nagoya City | ||||||
| Last Fri, Sat & Sun |
Nippon Do-mannaka Matsuri |
- | Hisaya-Oodori Koen area | ||||||
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SEP |
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| OCT | 1st Sun |
Arimatsu Festival |
The festival features 3 festival floats and performance by old mechanical dolls. |
Arimatsu-cho, Midori-ku, along the old Tokai-do |
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| 1st Sun | Hikami-Aneko Shrine Reisai Festival |
map | |||||||
| Sunday in the three days holidays in a row |
Narumi Shrine Reitaisai Festival |
The festival features four floats with gorgeous sculpture and curtains. They are pulled up onto a steep hill and perform karakuri and |
Narumi Jinja (shrine) Narumi-cho, Midori-ku |
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| 1st Sat & Sun | Toda Festival | Five floats are settled in each shrines, but seldome parade in the town.. | Hachiman-sha, Tenman-gu, etc. Toda, Nakagawa-ku |
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| 2nd Sat & Sun |
Nagoya Festival |
The Nagoya Festival feature 8 old floats (approx. 300years ago). |
Nagoya, Shiyakusho, Sakae,Yabacho,all over Nagoya | ||||||
| 2nd Sat & Sun | Shinmei Shrine Annual Festival |
The festival feature three floats with Karakuri. |
Shinmei-sha (shrine) Nakamura-ku | ||||||
| Sat & Sun of mid-October |
Osu Street Performer's Festival |
- | Osu area | ||||||
| Begining of middle of October |
Kakuouzan Aki Matsuri |
.- | Kakuouzan Area | ||||||
| Sun. of mid October | Narumi Hachimangu Reitaisai Festival |
The festival features five floats with Karakuri. | Narumi-cho, Midori-ku | ||||||
| Mid October | Hira Festival | The festival feature two floats with Karakuri. | Hira, Yamada-cho, Nishi-ku | ||||||
| 15 | Shiroyama-hachimangu Reitaisai |
Shinto Festval | Shiroyama Shrine near Motoyama map |
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| 3rd Sat |
Kosho-ji Sentoukuyou-e or Thousand Lantern Festival |
15:00- | Koushou-ji map |
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| NOV | - | .- | -. | ||||||
| DEC | 16 |
Akibasan Hiwatari-shinji recommended |
- | Akibasan Entsu-ji |
