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Special exhibition at the Yoza Bunko Library: "The Magnificent Life of Princess Chiyo"

We look back on the life of Princess Chiyo, who laid the foundation for the Owari Tokugawa clan.

Date : Apr 12, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Fish Paradise - Good story included!

Big catch, big catch. because it's an island country. “Shrugged” and “read mackerel” are often said. These expressions are due to the fact that Japan is an island nation rich in…

Date : May 15, 2025 ～ Sep 7, 2025
9:00～16：00
City Archives Mystery Solving Project No. 3 "Mystery Solving! Who is the protagonist of urban development? - Tracing the roots of urban development in Nagoya"

The third mystery-solving project has begun at the Nagoya City Municipal Archives! Souvenirs will be available for those who participate in the mystery-solving. Please give it a…

Date : Sep 1, 2024 ～ Aug 31, 2025
Masterpieces from Tokyo Fuji Art Museum 400 Years of Western Paintings

Through 83 carefully selected paintings from the Western painting collection of the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, which opened in Hachioji in 1983, we look back on the history of Western…

Date : Apr 12, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Atsuta Festival (Shobu Festival)

Date : Jun 5, 2025
From 10:00 am Note: • Fireworks: 7:40 pm–8:30 pm (launched Thu, Jun 6 should rainy weather occur)
Special Exhibition "Birds: New bird lineages revealed by genome analysis"

This spectacular special exhibition brings together around 400 specimens, including cute and rare birds, giving you the chance to see a lifetime's worth of birds!

Date : Mar 15, 2025 ～ Jun 15, 2025
Toyota Automobile Museum Special Exhibition "Crown 70th Anniversary Exhibition - Why has it survived for 70 years?"

Starting with Kiichiro Toyoda's desire to ""make a passenger car for the masses and enrich the lives of Japanese people,"" the Crown has been the longest-running passenger car mad…

Date : Mar 1, 2025 ～ Aug 3, 2025
Cup and saucer Made in Nagoya

Since the founding of Japan in the Meiji period, requests to manufacture cups and saucers have been sent to ceramics production areas all over the country on the occasion of exhi…

Date : Apr 1, 2025 ～ Jun 20, 2025
10:00～17:00
Tokugawa Art Museum 90th Anniversary Special Exhibition "National Treasure: Hatsune's Furnishings"

The National Treasure ""Hatsune Furnishings"" is a timeless masterpiece that shines out of the Tokugawa Art Museum's collection of over 10,000 items, and is a source of world prid…

Date : Apr 12, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art Special Exhibition “One Hundred Views of Animals - From the Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection”

This exhibition is a further expansion of the “Living Things: Living with Edo-Tokyo Animals” exhibition, which was co-hosted by the Tokyo Edo-Tokyo Museum and the Japanese Cultura…

Date : Apr 11, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
10:00～18:00
Early Summer Flower Festival: Roses and irises at Shonai Ryokuchi Park

Date : May 10, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
9:00 am–4:45 pm (park square open 9:00 am–9:00 pm)
Collection Exhibition - From Spring to Autumn -

Approximately 180 pieces will be on display, including paintings from the Rococo to the Ecole de Paris period, Art Nouveau glass, and furniture.

Date : Mar 28, 2025 ～ Oct 19, 2025
POKÉMON x KOGEI -Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft-

Put Pokémon and Kogei face to face, and what sorts of chemical reactions will occur? Twenty craft artists, from a Living National Treasure to youngsters, have seriously tackled th…

Date : Apr 26, 2025 ～ Jun 15, 2025
10：00～18：00（Last admission 30 minutes before closing）
Monet Immersive Journey The Light I Saw

An immersive experience where you can immerse yourself in art and stories.

Date : Apr 9, 2025 ～ Jun 22, 2025
Listen to the Rain: Tokugawaen Garden Japanese Umbrella Exhibition

Date : May 24, 2025 ～ Jun 15, 2025
• Park hours: 9:30 am–5:30 • Japanese umbrella rental: 10:00 am–4:00 pm • Exhibition: 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Tokugawaen Garden Float Gathering

Date : Jun 8, 2025
11:00 am–12:00 pm Note: • Event cancellation or a reduced number of floats may occur depending on the weather the day before and the day of.
Otakasaida rice planting festival

The sacred rice field, located northwest of Hikami Aneko Shrine, an auxiliary shrine of Atsuta Shrine, was established in 1932, and the rice planting festival to pray for a good h…

Date : Jun 22, 2025
The 46th Japanese New Crafts Exhibition

A wide variety of unique craft works that create living spaces, including ceramics, dyed and woven textiles, metalwork, lacquer, wood and bamboo, leather, glass, cloisonne, dolls,…

Date : Jun 21, 2025 ～ Jun 29
Higashi Ward Float Festival: Tsutsui Town Tenno Festival

Date : Jun 7, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Arimatsu Shibori Tie-Dye Festival

Date : Jun 7, 2025 , 8
9:00 am–5:00 pm
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art Special Exhibition "Absolute Chairs: Chairs in Contemporary Art"

A special exhibition of contemporary art with a chair motif is being held at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art. Through around 80 works ranging from two-dimensional art, sculpt…

Date : Jul 4, 2025 ～ Aug 17, 2025
Okehazama Battlefield Festival

A memorial service for those who lost their lives in the Battle of Okehazama, where Imagawa Yoshimoto and Oda Nobunaga fought at Okehazama. There are plenty of events that not o…

Date : Jun 7, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Oasis21 iCenter Hands-On Event (Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori tie-dyeing)

Oasis21 can help you get a deeper sense of Nagoya through one of its traditional crafts. The city of Nagoya has a rich dyeing tradition going back eons, such as its Arimatsu/Naru…

Date : Jun 23, 2025
Higashi Ward Float Festival: Deki Town Tenno Festival

Date : Jun 7, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Oasis21 iCenter Hands-On Event (Marble pattern dyeing)

Oasis21 can help you get a deeper sense of Nagoya through one of its traditional crafts on Mondays. The city of Nagoya has a rich dyeing tradition going back eons, such as its Ar…

Date : Jun 16, 2025
Nagoya Tsurumai International Shogi Class

The Japanese game of shogi—equivalent to Western chess—is a game of strategy and cunning. Thus many may think it to difficult to understand. However, this is not the case! Learn …

Date : Jan.12.Sun. Jan.26.Sun. Feb.8.Sat…
9:30 am–11:30 am
Special Exhibition “Swords Related to Sengoku Warlords ~Oda Nobunaga~”

The Nagoya Sword Museum “Nagoya Touken World” will hold a special exhibition “Swords Related to Sengoku Warlords ~Oda Nobunaga~” from in the North Building 4th Floor Special Exhib…

Date : Jun 7, 2025 ～ Aug 31, 2025
10：00～17：00
Arakogawa Park Lavender Fair

Arakogawa Park Lavender Garden, a famous lavender spot in Nagoya, will be holding events such as lavender flower-picking experiences and concerts to coincide with the peak viewing…

Date : Jun 7, 2025 ～ Jun 15, 2025