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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
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
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
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
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
Wakamiya Festival

Date : May 15, 2025 , 16
Special exhibition “Tenka Sanmai Spear”

Nagoya Sword World will hold a special exhibition, ""The Three Great Spears of Japan,"" from Saturday, March 22 to Sunday, June 1, 2025. Our museum has been working on the ""Thre…

Date : Mar 22, 2025 ～ Jun 1, 2025
Carp streamers at Noritake Forest

This year, about 50 colorful carp streamers will swim majestically between the six 8m-tall chimneys, the symbols of Noritake Forest. You can see the contrast between the red bric…

Date : Apr 5, 2025 ～ May 31, 2025
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
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
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
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)
Oasis21 iCenter Hands-On Event (Family crest 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 : May 19, 2025
Tokugawaen Garden Float Gathering

Date : Jun 2, 2024
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.
11th Tebasaki Summit^®

Date : May 30, 2025 ～ Jun 1, 2025
10:00 am–9:00 pm (Fri, May 30: 4:00 pm–9:00 pm / Sun, Jun 1: 10:00 am–6:00 pm)
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
Owari Nishibiwajima Festival

This is a historic festival float that has been held for over 200 years since 1802. Five floats will parade majestically down the Mino Kaido road, where the festival venue is loc…

Date : May 30, 2025 ～ Jun 1, 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
Higashi Ward Float Festival: Tsutsui Town Tenno Festival

Date : Jun 7, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Listen to the Rain: Tokugawaen Garden Japanese Umbrella Exhibition

Date : May 25–Jun 9, 2024
• Park hours: 9:30 am–5:30 • Japanese umbrella rental: 10:00 am–4:00 pm • Exhibition: 10:00 am–5:00 pm
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
Atsuta Festival (Shobu Festival)

Date : Jun 5, 2024
From 10:00 am Note: • Fireworks: 7:40 pm–8:30 pm (launched Thu, Jun 6 should rainy weather occur)
40th Arimatsu Shibori Tie-Dye Festival

Date : Jun 1–Jun 2, 2024
9:00 am–5:00 pm
Hori River Festival

Date : Jun 1–Jun 2, 2024
• Jun 1: 11:00 am–8:30 pm • Jun 2: 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Higashi Ward Float Festival: Deki Town Tenno Festival

Date : Jun 7, 2025 ～ Jun 8, 2025
Historic Okehazama Battlefield Festival and Buddhist Lantern Festival

Date : May 18, 2025
10:00 am–8:00 pm