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Chiryu-City Chiryu Festival

Date : 05/02/2025, 05/03/2025


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Bunraku and narrative music performances atop a parade float!

The Chiryu Festival takes place on May 2 and 3 at Chiryu Jinja Shrine and the surrounding area. The Main Festival and an Interval Festival are respectively held every other year with the Interval Festival held in 2025.
This year, the elaborate, beautiful flower-laden floats of five towns parade through the streets while bunraku human-operated puppets and karakuri mechanized puppets do not take place atop the floats.

Recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Japan's incredible yama, hoko, and yatai parade float festivals have been designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Of the 33 festivals spanning 18 prefectures from the Tohoku region to the Kyushu region recognized, five are in Aichi Prefecture. The bunraku and karakuri performances on Chiryu's parade floats are one of the aspects recognized with this prestigious title.

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Date : Fri, May 2–Sat, May 3 (national holiday), 2025
Holding time : Fri, May 2
Rehearsal Festival: Parade around different towns, 12:00 pm–8:00 pm
Sat, May 3 (national holiday)
Main Festival: Float presentation to shrine, etc.; 9:00 am–4:30 pm
Place : Outer area of Chiryu Jinja Shrine and other spots around the city
Location : 〒472-0023
12 Jinden, Nishi-machi, Chiryu-shi, Aichi (outer area of Chiryu Jinja Shrine)
Fee : Free of charge
Parking : Available
Phone number : • 0566-81-0055 (Chiryu Jinja Shrine)
• 0566-83-1111 (Chiryu City Tourism Association)

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

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ACCESS

  • Access by public transport
    Access by public transport
    12-min. walk north from Chiryu Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Line (board from Meitetsu Nagoya Station).
  • Access by car
    Access by car
    Approx. 10 min. west from Toyota-Minami Interchange on the Isewangan Expressway via Route 155.

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