Event Info
Futaba Day at the Cultural Path Futaba Museum
The Cultural Path Futaba Museum, built in Japanese/Western-style, is the former residence of "first Japanese actress" Sadayakko Kawakami and "king of electricity" Momosuke Fukuzawa during the Taisho period (1912–1926). It was established as the base facility for the Cultural Path (spanning approx. 3 kilometers east to west from Nagoya Castle to Tokugawaen) in February 8, 2005.
The name of the facility and the date it was opened are similar each other's Japanese pronunciations, and so February 8 came to be known as "Futaba Day", with various events such as taishogoto musical performances.
| Schedule | February 8 |
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| Place | Cultural Path Futaba Museum |
| Access | ●Just next to the Me~guru Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus Cultural Path Futaba Museum Bus Stop ●Approximate 10-minute walk from Exit 2 of Takaoka Station on the Sakura-dori subway line |
| URL | http://www.futabakan.jp/english/index.htmlExternal Link |
| Admission Fee | Free admission on February 8 |
Plum Blossom Information
Nagoya City
Nagoya Castle
Best viewing time: The end of January-beginning of March
More than 10 kinds of approximately 100 trees (white and red plum trees)
Transportation: 5-minute walk from the Shiyakusho Station Exit 7 on the Meijo subway line, or just next to the Me~guru Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus "③ Nagoya Castle" Bus Stop
Website
Togokusan Fruit Park (closed Mondays)
Best viewing time: The beginning of February-middle of March
35 kinds of approximately 200 trees (white and red plum trees, weeping plum trees)
Transportation: 13-minute walk from "Togokusan Fruits Park" City Bus Stop
Website
Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens (closed Mondays)
Best viewing time: The middle of February-middle of March
Approximately 20 kinds of approximately 200 trees (white and red plum trees)
Transportation: 3-minute walk from Exit 3 of Higashiyama Koen Station on the Higashiyama subway line, or a 7-minute walk from Exit 6 of Hoshigaoka Station on the Higashiyama subway line
Website
Aichi Prefecture
Ogata Shrine / Inuyama City
Best viewing time: The middle of February-end of March
Approximately 300 trees (red and white weeping plum trees)
Transportation: Approximate 20-minute walk from Gakuden Station on the Meitetsu Line
Website (External link: Japanese only)
Sori Pond / Chita City
Best viewing time: The middle of February-end of March
25 kinds of approximately 5,400 trees
Transportation: Chita Bus "Ume no Yakata-guchi" Bus Stop from Asakura Station on the Meitetsu Line
Website (External link: Japanese only)
Oike Park / Tokai City
Best viewing time: The middle of February-beginning of March
13 kinds of 300 trees
Transportation: Approximate 20-minute walk from Otagawa Station on the Meitetsu Line
Website (External link)
Mukaiyama Ryokuchi Plum Garden / Toyohashi City
Best viewing time: The middle of February-beginning of March
29 kinds of approximately 400 trees (white and red plum trees)
Transportation: 5-minute walk from Toyotetsu Bus "Daimachi" Bus Stop from Toyohashi Station on the Meitetsu and JR lines
Website (External link)
Gifu Prefecture
Bairin Park / Gifu City
Best viewing time: The middle of February-middle of March
Approximately 50 kinds of trees including 700 white plum trees and 600 red plum trees
Transportation: Approximate 3-minute walk from "Bairinkoen-mae" Bus Stop after taking a bus from JR Gifu Station (bus stop 14/15) or Gifu Bus Terminal
Website (External link)
| Schedule | The end of January–middle of March |
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Weeping Plum Tree Festival
View the flowers of approximately 700 trees, both red and white plum trees, as they come into bloom. Enjoy a petting zoo with small animals, street performances (*cancelled on rainy days), an open-air market, and bonsai display during the event period. *Parking during the event period is 500 yen.
| Schedule | From the middle of February to the end of March 9:00 AM–4:30 PM (Changes possible due to blooming circumstances. Held everyday during the event period.) |
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| Place | Nagoya Agricultural Center |
| Access | Subway (Hirabari Station/Akaike Station) |
| TEL | +81-52-801-5221 |
| FAX | +81-52-801-5222 |
| URL | http://www.city.nagoya.jp/kurashi/category/19-8-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-0.htmlExternal Link |
| Admission Fee | Required Some events require admission fees (500 yen during the event period) |
Kacchin-Dama Festival
Every year, candy called "kacchin-dama" is sold on this day only, and is said to bring divine help with safe birth, growth, protection from evil, etc. There are over 100 stands on the premises.
| Schedule | February 26 |
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| Place | Rokusho Shrine (1-6-37 Yada-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya) |
| Access | From Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Station on the Meijo subway line, ride the city bus to Yada Minami 3-chome bus stop |
| Admission Fee | Free to watch |
Konomiya Hadaka (Naked) Festival
An awe-inspiring festival with that has been celebrated since the Nara Period. A religious ceremony in which a large number of (almost) naked men jostle with each other in order to touch a purified man (the Shin Otoko) and become blessed.
| Schedule | February 17 (Sun), 2019 |
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| Place | Konomiya Shrine, Inazawa City, (1-1-1 Konomiya, Inazawa city) |
| Access | Take Meitetsu Main line train from Nagoya Station bound for Gifu, and get off at Konomiya Station (roughly 13 minutes from Nagoya Sta.) The Shrine is a 3-min. walk from Konomiya Station. |
| TEL | +81-587-23-2121 |
| URL | http://www.konomiya.or.jpExternal Link |
| Contact | Konomiya |
Kinekosa Festival
The Kinekosa Festival is held annually to pray for yakuyoke (protection from evil), shison hanei (prosperity), tenka taihei (peace), and gokoku houjyou (a good harvest). It is specifically believed that prayers for yakuyoke are particularly effective at this festival. The implements for the festival include kine (vertical mallets) and kosa (rice cake removed from kine) for which this festival was named.
First, male participants carry a piece of green bamboo to the Shonai River near Hichishosha Shrine and stand it up in the middle of the river. Then, a man from among them climbs up the green bamboo, and the direction in which the bamboo is bent or broken by the man’s weight is used to guide prayer and make predictions about the harvest.,Festival events are also held in the precincts of the shrine, and the kine and kosa are used to touch visitors during the festival. The visitors touched by these tools are believed to be protected from evil.
This festival at Hichishosha Shrine, said to have been established around A.D. 884 (Genkei 8), is registered as an intangible cultural asset and is one of the three major eccentric festivals in Owari.
| Schedule | Every 17th day of the first month of the lunar calendar ⋆February 21, 2019 |
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| Place | Nanasho-sha (Nanasho shrine) |
| TEL | +81-52-412-3671 |
| FAX | +81-52-412-0538 |
| URL | http://www.kinekosa.comExternal Link |
| Contact | Nanasho-sha (Nanasho shrine) |
Hometowns of Japan Kenjinkai Festival
The Hometowns of Japan Kenjinkai Festival is an event showcasing the allure of the places people call their hometowns in Japan.
"Kenjinkai" refers to a friendship association in a prefecture other than the one it represents for people who are originally from that prefecture but no longer live there. The theme of this event is "connecting people's hearts through the bond with hometowns," and it lets you experience the characteristic charm of the various parts of Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, through everything from traditional art forms such as dances and folk songs to local cuisines.
Performances of folk entertainment on the main stage as well as stages featuring local mascots are held. In addition to quiz rallies and drawings, you can enjoy delicious local cuisines, snacks, and alcoholic beverages from all over Japan.
Go around the event's premises and get a feel for the intrigue of the various parts of Japan while in Nagoya.
| Schedule | Second Saturday and Sunday of September 10:00 AM–around 6:00 PM *Held rain or shine |
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| Place | Hisaya-Odori Park (Hisaya Square/Angel Square) |
| Access | 1-minute walk from Yaba-cho Station on the Meijo subway line |
| TEL | +81-52-211-0083 |
| Admission Fee | Free admission (*Charges for food and drink.) |
Shirotori Garden Moon Gazing Tea Event
Seiu-tei, a tea house almost in the middle of Shirotori Garden, was built with consideration to its angle from where the mid-autumn harvest moon rises. The Moon Gazing Tea Event is held with the garden open at night in relation to the timing of the mid-autumn harvest moon, and participants can enjoy the moon at this tea event from the evening hours on.
*Purchase of tickets beforehand is required to participate in the Moon Gazing Tea Event.
| Schedule | 8/15 on the lunar calendar (9/22–9/25/2018) |
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| Place | Shirotori Garden |
| Access | Approximate 10-minute walk from Exit 4 of Jingu Nishi Station on the Meijo subway line |
| TEL | +81-52-681-8928 |
| URL | http://www.shirotori-garden.jp/english/index.htmlExternal Link |
| Admission Fee | Adults: 300 yen, junior high school students and younger: free |
| Contact | Shirotori Garden |
Marvel of the Moon, Tokugawaen Moon Viewing Event
Tokugawaen is open at night for the "jugoya (fifteenth night)" and the "jusanya (thirteenth night)" on August 15 and September 13 of the lunar calendar. However, the schedule changes every year.
It is said that viewing the moons on both the jugoya and jusanya brings good luck. A decorated Japanese-style boat is lit up and floats upon Ryusenko pond for the moon viewing. Take in the sight of the beautiful moon together with a nighttime Japanese garden.
| Schedule | ●Fifteenth night moon viewing event: Harvest moon on September 24, 2018 9/23–9/24/2018 9:30 AM–8:30 PM (Admission until 8:00 PM) |
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| Place | Tokugawaen 1001 Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya |
| Access | ●Near the Me~guru Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus "4 Tokugawaen, The Tokugawa Art Museum, Hosa Library" Bus Stop ●3-minute walk from the Tokugawaen Shindeki city bus stop ●10-minute walk from the south exit of Ozone Station on the JR line |
| TEL | 052-935-8988 |
| URL | https://www.tokugawaen.aichi.jp/english/index.htmlExternal Link |
| Admission Fee | Admission fee required Adults: 300 yen, city residents over 65: 100 yen, junior high school students and younger: free |
Nagoya's Autumn Leaves Special Collection
The leaves of the trees in gardens throughout Nagoya change into reds and yellows from around the middle of November, showing you autumn has come.
Establishments open at night as well as illuminations and other events are held. Enjoy things in a different view than in the daytime.
Nagoya city area
Yagotosan Koshoji Temple
Best viewing time: The middle of November-beginning of December
100 trees such as Japanese maples
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: 3-minute walk from Exit 1 of Yagoto Station on the Tsurumai and Meijo subway lines
WebsiteExternal Link
Tokugawaen (Closed: Mondays)
Best viewing time: The middle of November-beginning of December
About 300 trees such as Japanese maples
・Illumination: Sundown-8:30 PM on 11/23-11/25, 11/30-12/2/2018
Admission fee: Admission fee required
Transportation: Just next to Me~guru Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus "⑤Tokugawaen" Bus Stop
10-minute walk from the south exit of JR Ozone Station
WebsiteExternal Link
Shirotori Garden (Closed: Mondays)
Best viewing time: The end of November-beginning of December
About 1,500 trees such as Japanese maples and Enkianthus perulatus
・Illumination: 11/23-12/9/2018
・Maple Viewing Event and Tea Ceremony: 11/18, 11/23-11/25/2018
Admission fee: Admission fee required
Transportation: 10-minute walk from Exit 4 of Jingu Nishi Station on the Meijo subway line
WebsiteExternal Link
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Closed: Mondays)
Best viewing time: The middle of November-beginning of December
500 trees such as Japanese maples and Acer pycnanthum
・Leaf viewing event: 11/16-12/2/2018
・Illumination: 11/16-11/18, 11/22-11/25/2018 (*Only botanical garden open until 8:30 PM)
Admission fee: Admission fee required
Transportation: Hoshigaoka Station and Higashiyama Koen Station on the Higashiyama subway line
WebsiteExternal Link
Meijo Park
Best viewing time: The middle of November-end of November
Chinese tallow trees, gingko trees, Japanese zelkovas, etc.
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: 2-minute walk from Exit 2 of Meijo Koen Station on the Meijo subway line
WebsiteExternal Link
Seto City
Iwayado Park
Best viewing time: The middle of November
About 200 trees along the river such as maples
・Japanese Maple Festival: 11/1-11/30/2018
・Illumination: 5:30 PM-9:00 PM, 11/10-11/18/2018
Inquiries: +81-561-85-2730
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: Approximate 20-minute taxi ride from Meitetsu Owari Seto Station
Jokoji Temple/Jokoji Park
Best viewing time: The middle of November
About 200 trees such as maples
・Japanese Maple Festival: 11/3-12/2/2018
Inquiries: +81-561-85-2730
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: Approximate 15-minute walk from JR Jokoji Station
Toyota City
Korankei
Best viewing time: The middle of November-end of November
About 4,000 trees with 11 kinds, such as Japanese maples
・Japanese Maple Festival: 11/1-11/30
・Illumination: Sundown-9:00 PM on 11/1-11/30
Inquiries: +81-565-62-1272
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: Toyota Oiden Bus "Korankei" Bus Stop from Josui Station on the Meitetsu Toyota Line (approximately 1 hour)
Korankei Momiji Matsuri2018 Walking mapExternal Link
Obara Shikizakura Festival
Best viewing time: The beginning of November-end of November
A combination of about 10,000 trees featuring winter cherry blossoms and autumn leaves
・Obara Shikizakura Festival: 11/1-11/30
Inquiries: +81-565-65-3808
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: Toyota Oiden Bus for Kaminigi on the Obara/Toyota route from the east exit of Meitetsu Toyotashi Station (approximately 1 hour)
Inuyama City
Jakkoin Temple
Best viewing time: The middle of November-beginning of December
1,000 Japanese and other maple trees
・Japanese Maple Festival: 11/10-12/9/2018
Inquiries: +81-568-61-0035
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: 20-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from Meitetsu Inuyamayuen Station, 2 kilometers upstream of the Kiso River.
Tokai City
Shurakuen Park
Best viewing time: The middle of November-beginning of December
About 550 trees with seven kinds including Japanese maples
・Japanese Maple Festival: 11/12-11/25/2018. Event on 11/18.
Inquiries: +81-562-32-5149
Admission fee: Free admission
Transportation: 5-minute walk east of Meitetsu Shurakuen Station
| Schedule | Mid-November to Early December |
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