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Ichinomiya-City Toka Festival 【Also known as the Horse Festival】 The Annual Grand Festival of the Masumida-jinja Shrine held to celebrate the enshrinement of the deities, as well as to ward off bad luck associated with the peach blossom season. Although the festival was held on the Peach Festi...	4/1 to 4/3 Masumida-jinja Shrine（Masumida 1-2-1, Ichinomiya City）

Minamichita-Town Utsumi Spring Festival (Higashibata District Festival) In April, when spring is in full bloom. In the town of Utsumi, splendid festivals distinctive to each district are held all at once. The Higashibata District Festival is a traditional festival which has been held for more than 200 years. The float guards the deity ...	4/1 Akiba-jinja Shrine（Higashi-Zatobata 10, Utsumi, Minamichita Town, Chita County）

Minamichita-Town Utsumi Spring Festival (Fukkoshi District Festival) In April, when spring is in full bloom. In the town of Utsumi, splendid festivals distinctive to each district are held all at once. The festival held in Fukkoshi District is the Akiba-jinja Shrine Festival. The float used in this festival is lacquer-coated with si...	4/1 Akiba-jinja Shrine（Higashi-Zatobata 10, Utsumi, Minamichita Town, Chita County）

Minamichita-Town Utsumi Spring Festival (Okabe District Festival) In April, when spring is in full bloom. In the town of Utsumi, splendid festivals distinctive to each district are held all at once. The Okabe District Festival is a Shinmei-sha Shrine Festival. In the end of the Edo period, Nakano Jinemon Shigetomi, a Tatekawa-ryu...	4/1 Shinmei-sha Shrine（Nishi-Goshooku 18, Utsumi, Minamichita Town）

Minamichita-Town Utsumi Spring Festival ( Sango Festival) In April, when spring is in full bloom. In the town of Utsumi, splendid festivals distinctive to each district are held all at once. The Sango Festival jointly held by the Nakanogo District, Kitawaki District, and Banba District, which involves a dedication of folk...	4/1 Irimi-jinja Shrine（Nakanogo 22, Utsumi, Minamichita Town, Chita County）

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Toyokawa-City Wind Festival This spring festival is held on the 2nd Friday, Saturday and Sunday of April every year at the Utari-jinja Shrine in Kozakai-cho by shrine parishioners in Kozakai-cho, Hirai-cho, and Shuku-cho. The festival is said to have originated from the ""Kaze Matsuri"" (a fest...	4/6 to 4/8 Utari-jinja Shrine（Miyawaki 2, Kozakai-cho, Toyokawa City）

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Toyota-City Asuke Spring Festival The Asuke Spring Festival is held for two days. In the Shigaku Festival, seven Hanaguruma floats decorated with flowers parade through the town, while at the Hongaku Festival, the seven Hanaguruma floats are pulled into the shrine, and then parade their way back. W...	4/7 to 4/8 Miyanoato 12, Asuke-cho, Toyota City

Toyokawa-City Wakaba Festival 【The world's strangest festival】 This festival, also known as the Unagoji Festival, is held by the Ushikubo Hachiman-sha Shrine on a Saturday and Sunday near April 7th and 8th. The festival dates back to the times of Makino Shigetoki (Kohaku) who lived during the ...	4/7 to 4/8 Ushikubo Hachiman-sha Shrine（Tokiwa 164, Ushikubo-cho, Toyokawa City）

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Komaki-City Spring Festival It is said that it started when Tokugawa Yoshinao, who regarded the Shinmei-sha Shrine as auspicious, visited Mt. Komaki during the Komaki Shinmei-sha Shrine Main Festival, gave children artificial peonies and got them to sing and dance. In 1667, Tokugawa Mitsutomo...	4/8 Komaki 5-153, Komaki City

Chita-City Hassha-jinja Shrine Festival In the Hassha-jinja Shrine Festival, Kitakasuya's Kaosha float designated as Chita City's cultural property is pulled around. The Kaosha float was built by Kamezaki Nishi-gumi during the Bunka era. After being passed on to Handa-Itayama, it was purchased by Kitakasuy...	4/8 Gochu 33-1, Kanazawa, Chita City

Okazaki-City Suga-jinja Shrine Spring Grand Festival The Suga-jinja Shrine Festival has been held since the late Edo period. In it, floats from each group are pulled together with the portable shrine procession from the Suga-jinja Shrine to the Shinmeigu Shrine. It is designated part of Okazaki City's intangible folk-c...	4/8 Miyamae 84, Kashiyama-cho, Okazaki City

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Handa-City Yanabe District Festival, etc. The Hachiman-sha Shrine Festival is held in April. According to notes written by the young men's association of Naka-gumi in 1781, it says that "We serve in the festival for protection from plagues held on June 10th every year, and at both this festival and the Hachi...	4/14 to 4/15 Yanabe Nakamachi 7-80, Handa City

Handa-City Yanabe Shinden District Festival In the Shinmei-sha Shrine Festival, two floats, the Shinmeiguruma of Hirai-gumi and Asahiguruma of Oku-gumi, are pulled around. Although there are only a few households in the Yanabe-Shiden District, they own two floats, and the residents are extremely enthusiastic a...	4/14 to 4/15 Heiwa-cho 6-37, Handa City

Handa-City Kami-Handa District Festival & Chintoro Festival The festival of Kami-Handa is held for two days on a Saturday and Sunday in mid April every year. Two floats (Kita-gumi Karakosha, Minami-gumi Fukujinguruma) parade around the town, and at the Miyaike Pond in the grounds of the Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine, two boats (Kita...	4/14 to 4/15 Miyaji-cho 53, Handa City

Handa-City Kyowa District Festival The Annual Grand Festival, which is a Shinto ritual of the Yamagami-sha Shrine, used to be held on May 6th, but is now held on May 5th. The so-called float festival is held on another day. It used to be held for three days on April 13th, 14th, and 15th. The float par...	4/14 to 4/15 Hakusan-cho 4-122, Handa City

Handa-City Narawa District Festival The Narawa district is the current 3rd and 4th Districts of Narawa. In early-modern times, it was a community formed on both sides of the main street called the Higashiura-kaido Road, and there were communities called Honnarawa on the north side and Banba on the sout...	4/14 to 4/15 Yuraku-cho 1-13, Handa City

Handa-City Nishi-Narawa District Festival The Nishi-Narawa District Festival is centered on a parade by two floats, Nishi-gumi Keishinguruma and Hikozu-gumi Hinodeguruma, and on Shinto rituals at the shrine. The festival is held by two mismatched groups of different sizes, namely Nishi-gumi, which consists o...	4/14 to 4/15 Miyamoto-cho 4-106-8, Handa City

Handa-City Itayama District Festival The Itayama District is an agricultural region located in the southwest of Handa City, with Tokoname City to the west and Taketoyo Town to the south. Godo River flows through the center of the town from east to west. On the north side of the river is Hiyaku, and on t...	4/14 to 4/15 Itayama-cho 7-9, Handa City, etc.

Chita-City Okada Spring Festival The Okada Spring Festival is a lively festival where three floats: the Higuruma, Ameguruma, and Kazeguruma come together and the audience can enjoy watching a dance performed by wooden marionettes. In addition, there is the Nejimawashi rotation of floats, in which th...	4/14 to 4/15 Nakatani 35, Okada, Chita City

Taketoyo-Town Takeo-jinja Shrine Festival (Nagao District Festival) 【The six floats line up side by side】 There are six floats in the Nagao district of Taketoyo Town, and at the annual Takeo-jinja Shrine Spring Festival held in April, the six floats are dedicated to the tutelary Takeo-jinja Shrine of the district. The six floats l...	4/14 to 4/15 Age 8, Taketoyo Town

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Handa-City Shimo-Handa District Festival The brewing industry and shipping industry have been thriving in Shimo-Handa District since long ago, and the history of the festival is also very long. A document submitted to the commissioner of temples and shrines in 1739 indicates that floats already existed at t...	4/21 to 4/22 Higashi-Honmachi 2-18, Handa City, etc.

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Ichinomiya-City Iwato Festival 【The only festival in Aichi Prefecture that combines floats with the Tonin Gyoji】 Iwato Festival is held on April 19th every year at the Iwato-jinja Shrine enshrined at Imaise-cho Umayose situated in the northern part of Ichinomiya City. It is written in works of ...	4/22 Iwato-jinja Shrine（Iwato 2, Umayose, Imaise-cho, Ichinomiya City）

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Inuyama-City Inuyama Festival The Inuyama Festival is the festival of the Haritsuna-jinja Shrine, where the Ubusunagami (guardian deity of one's birthplace) is enshrined. The festival has been held to this day since the first one held in 1635 resulting from the encouragement of Naruse Hayato no S...	Kitakoken 65-1, Inuyama, Inuyama City

Tokoname-City Yata District Festival 【The safety of the residents and good harvest Regional revitalization and a close relationship with the residents】- Two floats, the Goheisha and Yatasha, are pulled around, and at night their lanterns are lit and they are dedicated to the shrine. - Performances ...	Annually on the 2nd weekend of April Tanikaido 53, Yata, Tokoname City

Tokoname-City Taya District Festival	Yamato-cho 6-17, Tokoname City

Tokoname-City Tokoname District Festival 【(FY2017) "We learn from our traditions, aim for harmony between our six floats, and offer visitors once-in-a-lifetime hospitality" Our six districts will 1. Learn from our long-standing traditions and pass them down to the next generation with a sense of responsi...	Sakae-machi 6-2000, Tokoname City, etc.

Tokoname-City Koba District Festival 【Let's liven things up! Let's all join in and foster a community bond!】 The float parade was revived after 45 years at the festival held in April 2014. The exceptional floats are of the rarest kind in Chita Peninsula. They are modified Danjiri floats of the Kansai...	Gotanda 18-1-3, Koba, Tokoname City

Tokoname-City Shirayama-jinja Shrine Annual Grand Festival	Akamatsu 30, Kosugaya, Tokoname City

Mihama-Town Futto Festival The floats from the three districts of Hirata, Oike, and Uemura are pulled around in each district, and gather at the Shinmei-jinja Shrine. The floats proceed to the square in front of the Tsushima-jinja Shrine after the dedication of a Karakuri puppet show and Sanba...	Annually on the 1st Sunday of April Hirai 39, Futto, Mihama Town, Chita County, etc.

Mihama-Town Kowa Festival After the floats of Kita-gumi and Naka-gumi are pulled around the district, they are dedicated to the Ten-jinja Shrine.	Annually on the 1st Sunday of April Kitayashiki 83, Kowa, Mihama Town, Chita County

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.

Mihama-Town Jinmu Festival This float is pulled around the Kakinami District and is dedicated to the Shinmei-jinja Shrine on the 1st day of the festival. On the second day of the festival, the float is pulled around the Wakamatsu District, Isshiki District, and Saimoku District, and is dedic...	Annually on the 1st weekend of April Noma, Kaminoma, Mihama Town, Chita County, etc.

Mihama-Town Kitagata District Festival The float is pulled around the district and is dedicated to the Juni-jinja Shrine.	Annually on the 1st Saturday of April Higashigawa 43, Kitagata, Mihama Town, Chita County, etc.

The middle ten days

Tokoname-City Nishinokuchi District Festival	Nishinokuchi 8-1, Tokoname City

Toyokawa-City Yaotomi-jinja Shrine Ninen Somairi Prayer This grand visit, currently held in line with the Yaotomi-jinja Shrine Grand Festival held in the year of the snake and boar, originates in a legend. Once upon a time, Benzaiten (deity of music) and her white snake servant (Ugajin) were taken by the tsunami from Take...	Once every six years (either year of the Snake or Boar) in mid-April Oyashiro-jinja Shrine（Ryuka 5, Ko-cho, Toyokawa City）,Takeshima

The last ten days

Tokoname-City Ogura District Festival	Annually on a weekend near the 23rd in April Ogura-cho 1-25, Tokoname City

Toyokawa-City Yaotomi-jinja Shrine Ninen Somairi Prayer This grand visit, currently held in line with the Yaotomi-jinja Shrine Grand Festival held in the year of the snake and boar, originates in a legend. Once upon a time, Benzaiten (deity of music) and her white snake servant (Ugajin) were taken by the tsunami from Take...	Once every six years (either year of the Snake or Boar) in mid-April Oyashiro-jinja Shrine（Ryuka 5, Ko-cho, Toyokawa City）,Takeshima

Shinshiro-City Ono-jinja Shrine Festival The float parades around the town.	Annually on the 3rd weekend of April Okubayashi, Ono, Shinshiro City

Toei-Town Susanoo-jinja Shrine Festival The festival is held by the Susanoo-jinja Shrine in late April every year in the neighborhood of the JR Iida Line Toei Station, and a float is pulled around.	Annually on late April Sawagami, Miwa, Toei-cho, Kita-Shitara County

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