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Chiryu-City Chiryu Festival

Date : 05/02/2024, 05/03/2024


  • Chiryu Festival
  • Chiryu Festival
  • Chiryu Festival

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 as a traditional custom taking place since the Edo period. The Main Festival and an Interval Festival are respectively held every other year with the Main Festival taking place on odd-numbered years by the Western calendar.
Bunraku, with human-operated puppets, and Karakuri, with mechanized puppets, theater performances designated as national important intangible cultural properties are performed atop elaborate parade floats decorated with flowers, the puppets, and other festive fittings.

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.

  • Chiryu Festival
  • Chiryu Festival
  • Chiryu Festival
  • Chiryu Festival

EVENT OVERVIEW

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Date : Thu, May 2–Fri, May 3 (national holiday), 2024
Holding time : Thu, May 2
Rehearsal Interval Festival: Parade around different towns, 12:00 pm–8:00 pm
Fri, May 3 (national holiday)
Main Interval Festival: Float presentation to shrine, etc.; 9:00 am–8:30 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 : Traffic restrictions apply on the days of the festival. Details available on the official site.

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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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