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Float Festivals in Aichi
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2018 Mar.

Event Name Holding Date,Place,Holding time

3/17

Handa-City

Okkawa Festival
Although the Okkawa Festival is currently held around the spring equinox, it was originally held on the 15th and 16th of the new year of the old calendar (around early February at present). This was the coldest time of year, and the piercing wind with a light snowfal...
3/17 to 3/18
Tonomachi 97, Handa City, etc.

Shinshiro-City

Tominaga-jinja Shrine Festival
The former national route is closed off for about 1.5 km, and a children's parade and float parade is held in a pedestrian's paradise.
3/17 to 3/18
Takeda, Nagashino, Shinshiro City

3/31

Taketoyo-Town

Fuki District Festival
In the Fuki area (Fuki District, Fukiichiba District, Higashi-Odaka District, Ichihara District, and Shinden District) in the southern part of Taketoyo Town, floats and portable shrines parade in each district every spring, and Shinto rituals to pray for health and a...
3/31 to 4/1
Moriminami 44, Fuki, Taketoyo Town

The last ten days

Tokoname-City

Otani Festival

Sogenji Temple, Okujo, Otani, Tokoname City

Tokoname-City

Matsuo-jinja Shrine Festival Sakai's Festival
【The tall floats each bear a different carving 】 The floats stand still in front of the altar, waiting patiently for the time to come. When the front parts are lifted with great force, these floats weighing some 5,600 kilograms start to move. The vigorously beate...

Tenno 13, Sakai, Tokoname City

Mihama-Town

Kaminoma Festival
Floats from Ochi and Yoshima in the Kaminoma District are pulled around and dedicated to the grounds of Noma-jinja Shrine. After the dedication of the Shinto music and dance and the Karakuri puppet show, the floats are put back into storage.
Annually on late March or the 1st Sunday of April
Takagawa 16, Kaminoma, Mihama Town, Chita County

Mihama-Town

Onamuchi-jinja Shrine & Hachiman-sha Shrine Grand Festival
The Minamiguruma and Ryujinsha floats are pulled around in their respective districts and get together at the Sano Bridge on the second day of the festival, after which they are dedicated to the Onamuchi-jinja Shrine. The Ryujinsha float is also dedicated to the Hach...
Annually on the last weekend of March or the 1st weekend of April
Okuda, Mihama Town, Chita County, etc.