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Tokoname-City Tokoname Float Festival and Spring Festival

Date : Various days Sat, Mar 16–Sat, May 4


  • Tokoname Float Festival and Spring Festival
  • Tokoname Float Festival and Spring Festival
  • Tokoname Float Festival and Spring Festival

Parade floats flood the streets around the city of Tokoname

From mid-March to early May, all over the city of Tokoname, gorgeous parade floats make their way through the streets to traditional musical accompaniments with mechanized puppets putting on shows. Long ago, smaller floats known as "hanaguruma", or flower floats, were adorned with flowers and paraded around. However, as time passed, the floats took on the magnificent stature they enjoy today.
Six floats line up in a spectacle rare across Japan and equally as stunning. Some also put on paper lanterns outside of the station area and take off in an even more awe-inspiring scene.
Upon reaching the sacred premises of Shimmei Shrine and Tokoishi Shrine, the floats show their utter brilliance in another incredible fashion.

Various floats around the city (information renewed from time to time)

Otani area
• Dates: Sat, Mar 30–Sun, Mar 31
• Description: Parade by two floats (Horai Float and To'o Float) and female shaman dance performance
• Home shrine: Hachimansha Shrine

Sakai area
• Dates: Sat, Mar 30–Sun, Mar 31
• Description: Parade by a single float (Matsuo Float)
• Home shrine: Matsuo Jinja Shrine

Kosugaya area
• Dates: Sat, Apr 6–Sun, Apr 7
• Description: Parade by a single float (Hakusan Float), lion dance performance, and theatrical dance performance
• Home shrine: Hakusan Jinja Shrine

Yata area
• Dates: Sat, Apr 13–Sun, Apr 14
• Description: Parade by a single float (Gohei Float)
• Home shrine: Yata Hachimansha Shrine

Tokoname area
• Dates: Sat, Apr 13–Sun, Apr 14
• Description: Parade by six floats (Horaku, Tokiwa, Tokoyama, Tokoishi, Seraku, and Shimmei Floats)
• Home shrine: Shimmeisha Shrine and Tokoishi Jinja Shrine

Koba area
• Date: Sun, Apr 14
• Description: Parade by a single float (Koba Float) and lion dance performance
• Home shrine: Shimmeisha Shrine

Nishinokuchi area
• Dates: Sat, Apr 20–Sun, Apr 21
• Description: Parade by two floats (Saiho Float and Raijin Float) and female shaman dance performance
• Home shrine: Nishinokuchi Shimmeisha Shrine

Taya area
• Dates: Sat, Apr 20–Sun, Apr 21
• Description: Parade by a single float (Usugi Float) as well as the Mini Float or Deko Float
• Home shrine: Usugi Jinja Shrine

Ogura area
• Dates: Sat, Apr 27–Sun, Apr 28
• Description: Decoration of a single float (Ogura Float) and complementary service (tentative)
• Home shrine: Ogura Jinja Shrine

Ono area
• Dates: Fri, May 3 (national holiday)–Sat, May 4 (national holiday)
• Description: Parade by three floats (Karako, Koyo, and Baiei Float) and a single lantern-adorned boat (Gommaru)
• Home shrine: Ogura Jinja Shrine, Kazamiya Jinja Shrine, Ezaki Jinja Shrine

  • Tokoname Float Festival
  • Tokoname Float Festival
  • Tokoname Float Festival
Festivities around the city (without floats)

Kariya area
• Dates: Sat, Mar 16–Sun, Mar 17
• Location: Taga Jinja Shrine
• Description: Isami Musical Performance, female shaman dance performance, and Isami Parade

Enokido area
• Dates: Sat, Apr 6–Sun, Apr 7
• Location: Enokido Shimmeisha Shrine
• Description: Ornately decorated horse parade

Miyayama area
• Date: Sun, Apr 7
• Location: Miyayama Temmansha Shrine
• Description: Musical performance, Japanese taiko drum performance, rice cake giveaway, and Shinto ritual

Kume area
• Date: Sat, Apr 13
• Location: Kume Hachimansha Shrine
• Description: Musical performance, Chinese lion parade, rice cake giveaway, and Shinto ritual

Hibara area
• Date: Sun, Apr 14
• Location: Hibara Public Hall↔︎Hibara Hakusan Jinja Shrine
• Description: Parade by a children's portable shrine

Maeyama area
• Date: Sun, Apr 21
• Location: Suwa Jinja Shrine
• Description: Rice cake giveaway and Shinto ritual

Kabaike area
• Date: Sat, May 4
• Location: Shosenji Temple
• Description: Undecided (parade by a children's portable shrine in past years)

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date : Sat, Mar 16–Sun, Mar 17; Sat, Mar 30–Sun, Mar 31; Sat, Apr 6–Sun, Apr 7; Sat, Apr 13–Sun, Apr 14; Sat, Apr 20–Sun, Apr 21; Sat, Apr 27–Sun, Apr 28; and Fri, May 3 (national holiday)–Sat, May 4 (national holiday), 2024

Note: Dates may vary by area.
Holding time : Varies by area
Place : Various locations around Tokoname City
Location : 〒479-0000
Tokoname-shi, Aichi
Phone number : 0569-34-8888 (Tokoname City Tourism Plaza)
0569-89-6561 (Tokoname 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.

ACCESS

  • Access by public transport
    Access by public transport
    From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu train bound for Kowa and get off at Tokoname Station.

    Note:
    • Venues differ by event. Check the official event page for further information.
  • Access by car
    Access by car
    6-min. from Tokoname Interchange on Chitaodan Road.

    Note:
    • Venues differ by event. Check the official event page for further information.

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