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Calendar of Events April 2015 Notes: 1 Calendar of Events April 2015 Notes: 1. Published by Tourist Information Center of Japan National Tourism Organization and all rights reserved. Hana Matsuri 花まつり Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. ©2015 Japan National Tourism Organization Hana Matsuri, A Floral Festival to celebrate the Buddha's Birthday 2. Dates, times and functions are subject to change without notice. Especially schedule of outdoor events and flower festival may change due to the weather. is held at all Buddhist temples on the days centering around April Be sure to check the latest information in advance. 8, which is said to be the Buddha's Birthday. At the temples, small 3. The access shows only major route. Please refer to following URL for alternative transportation from the station where you want to start. images of Buddha are open to the public and Amacha (sweet tea) http://www.hyperdia.com/en/ is poured over the images as an expression of devotion. Chigo- 4. Japanese words appearing in the column provide the name of the event, the place and access for you to point out to Japanese passerby when you need help. Gyoretsu, parades of children in fancy attire, pulling a papier- 5. Please refer to URL (basically in Japanese) for each event. If you have further questions, please call TIC, JNTO at following number. mache white elephant, a sacred animal associated with the TIC, JNTO Tel : (03)-3201-3331 from overseas +81 3 3201 3331 Buddha, are also held at many temples. Hanami 花見 Special Remarks: Glossary： Hanami, Cherry Blossom Viewing is a common sight in the spring Dashi/Yatai/Yama Float Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. in Japan. When the cherry blossoms - "sakura" are in full bloom, Gyoretsu Procession Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 usually from the end of March to April, picnic parties among families, friends and colleagues are held under the cherry trees, Karakuri Ningyo Mechanically manipulated dolls Time : 24 hours system 8:00am ⇒ 8:00 Matsuri Festival, Event where everyone merrily enjoys eating, drinking and socializing. Mikoshi Portable shrine 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 Please visit JNTO Cherry blooming forecast site; Otabisho Portable shrine resting place http://www.jnto.go.jp/sakura/eng/index.php Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: JR Ou Honsen Line to Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival with about 2,600 cherry trees on the ground of Hirosaki Hirosaki Sta. From there, JR奥羽本線弘前駅より徒歩20～ Park, Hirosaki Castle and along the castle's moat in Hirosaki Park. The festival period is subject to walk 20-30 min. or take http://www.hi Tohoku Aomori Hirosaki 弘前公園、 弘前さくら 30分又は弘前市内循環100円バ 4/23 ～ 5/6 Hirosaki Sakura change depending on blossoming. Konan 100 yen bus to rosakipark.jp/ 東北 青森県 弘前市 弘前城跡 まつり ス【弘南バス】で15分市役所前下 Castle Matsuri Shiyakushomae Bus Stop 78.html 車、徒歩4分 ground Schedule & Key events: (15 min.), and then walk 4 ●daily 18:30-22:00 Cherry blossoms light up min. Summary: Festival in commemoration of the famous warlord "Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)". Uesugi- jinja Schedule & Key events: Shrine, 上杉神社、 Yonezaw JR Yamagata Shinkansen http://uesugi. Tohoku Yamagata Yonezawa 米沢上杉 ●5/3 JR山形新幹線米沢駅より徒歩10 4/29 ～ 5/3 Matsukaw 松川河畔 a Uesugi Line to Yonezawa Sta., and yonezawa- 東北 山形県 米沢市 まつり 9:30- Parade of Mikoshi of Uesugi-jinja Shrine and floats, through the city's main 分 a River ほか Matsuri then walk 10 min. matsuri.jp/ street and 10:20- Uesugi Gundan Gyoretsu (about 1,000 Samurai warriors), through the city's others main street 14:00- Kawanaka-jima Gassen (sham battle) at Matsukawa riverside 1/11 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: JR Tokaido Honsen Line to Cherry Blossom Festival in commemoration of the famous feudal lords "Tokugawa Iga Okazaki Sta. Ieyasu (1543-1616)" - the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo (present-day http://okazaki Hachiman From there, take Aichi Kanjo Tokyo). The period of light up is subject to change depending on blooming. JR東海道本線岡崎駅より - -gu Okazaki Tetsudo Line to 伊賀八幡 愛知環状鉄道線で kanko.jp/even Shrine, Sakura 岡崎桜ま (1) Iga Hachiman-gu Shrine: Chubu Aichi Okazaki 宮、 Schedule & Key events: (1) 伊賀八幡宮: t/453.html 4/1 ～ 4/15 Okazaki Matsuri つりと家康 Kita-Okazaki Sta., and then 中部 愛知県 岡崎市 岡崎公園、 ●daily 北岡崎駅下車、徒歩５分 http://okazaki Park, & Ieyasu 行列 walk 5 min. 乙川堤ほか 18:00-22:00 Cherry blossoms light up at Okazaki Park (2) 岡崎公園: - Otogawa Gyoretsu (2) Okazaki Park: ●4/5 中岡崎駅下車、徒歩15分 kanko.jp/even River and Naka-Okazaki Sta., and then 13:30-15:00 Gyoretsu of Shogun Ieyasu and about 700 Samurai warriors from Iga t/456.html others walk 15 min. Hachiman-gu Shrine to Otogawa riverbed 15:30- Sham battle at Otogawa riverbed Summary: Festival in commemoration of the famous feudal lords "Takeda Shingen (1521- Kofu Sta., 1573)". http://www.y Yamanash Maizuru- 甲府駅前、 Shingen- amanashi- Chubu Kofu 信玄公祭 JR Chuo Honsen Line to Kofu 4/3 ～ 4/5 i jo Park 舞鶴城公園 ko Schedule & Key events: JR中央本線甲府駅より徒歩5分 kankou.jp/shi 中部 甲府市 り Sta., and then walk 5 min. 山梨県 and ほか Matsuri ●4/4 ngen/schedul others 17:00-17:30 Shutsujin-shiki (a ceremony of prayer for victory) in Maizuru-jo Park. e.html 17:30-19:15 Jidai-gyoretsu (a procession of 1,500 Samurai warrior) from Kofu Sta. to Maizuru-jo Park, going through the main streets of the city Summary: Festival features 12 gorgeously decorated Yama with Karakuri Ningyo , parading on the city's main streets. Haritsuna JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line -jinja Schedule & Key events: to Nagoya Sta. From there, JR東海道新幹線名古屋駅より名 http://inuyam Chubu Aichi Inuyama 針綱神社ほ Inuyama 4/4 ～ 4/5 Shrine 犬山祭 ●4/4 take Meitetsu Inuyama Line 鉄犬山線で犬山駅下車、徒歩15 a.gr.jp/events 中部 愛知県 犬山市 か Matsuri and 8:00-21:45 Parade of 12 floats to Inuyama Sta., and then 分 /39547 others 12:00-15:10 Performance of Karakuri Ningyo on the floats at the shrine walk 15 min. ●4/5 8:00-21:45 Parade of 12 floats 10:00-15:00 Performance of Karakuri Ningyo on the floats at the shrine 2/11 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Festival, known for its parade of leisurely-drawn Dashi , Mikoshi and folk dancers Ushikubo going between Ushikubo Hachimansha Shrine and Tennosha Shrine. Hachiman Ushikubo- JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line http://www.t sha Schedule & Key events: cho, 牛久保八幡 to Toyohashi Sta. From JR東海道新幹線豊橋駅よりJR飯 oyokawa- Chubu Aichi Shrine, Unagouji うなごうじ ●4/4 4/4 ～ 4/5 Toyokawa 社、 there, take JR Iida Line to 田線で牛久保駅下車、徒歩5～ map.net/festi 中部 愛知県 Tennosha Matsuri 祭 15:30-20:00 Parade of Dashi and Mikoshi between two shrines 豊川市牛久 天王社ほか Ushikubo Sta., and then 10分 val/wakabasai Shrine ●4/5 保町 walk 5-10 min. .php and 12:20-20:30 Parade of Dashi and Mikoshi between two shrines others 20:30-21:00 Mikomai (Shinto dance by children) and Karakuri Ningyo performance on the floats and Ohayashi festival music and a folk dance in the precincts of Ushikubo Hachimansha Shrine Summary: JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line http://www.ta Ceramic Festival. About 150,000 people come to buy "Mino" ceramic every spring. Honmachi to Nagoya Sta. From there, jimi- Tajimi Many other events are held in the city during the festival period. JR東海道新幹線名古屋よりJR中 Chubu Gifu Tajimi Oribe 本町オリベス たじみ陶 take JR Chuo Honsen Line to pr.jp/toukimat 4/11 ～ 4/12 Toki 央本線で多治見駅下車、徒歩10 中部 岐阜県 多治見市 Street and トリートほか 器まつり Tajimi Sta., and then walk suri2015/touk Matsuri Schedule & Key events: 分又は無料シャトルバス others 10 min. or take free shuttle imatsuri2015. ●4/11 9:00-18:00 bus html ●4/12 9:00-17:00 Summary: One of the grandest festival in Japan. Twelve gorgeously embellished floats parade along the streets in the city, escorted by people in gay attire. The festival reaches its climax when all the floats lit up with lanterns are drawn on Nakabashi Bridge and Hie-jinja Kajibashi Bridge from the evening on 14th. Shrine, http://kankou Nakabashi Schedule & Key events: 日枝神社、 JR Takayama Honsen Line to .city.takayam Chubu Gifu Takayama Bridge, Takayam ●4/14 4/14 ～ 4/15 中橋、 高山祭 Takayama Sta., and then JR高山本線高山駅より徒歩15分 a.lg.jp/20000 中部 岐阜県 高山市 Kajibashi a Matsuri 9:30-16:00 Parade of 12 floats in the city 鍛冶橋ほか walk 15 min. 02/2000024/ Bridge 11:00- & 15:00- Performance of Karakuri Ningyo on three of the floats at Otabisho 2001064.html and 13:00-16:00 Parade of Mikoshi from the shrine to Otabisho others 18:00-21:00 Parade of all floats lit up with lanterns on two bridges ●4/15 9:30-16:00 Parade of 12 floats in the city 10:00- & 14:00- Performance of Karakuri Ningyo on three of the floats at Otabisho 12:30-16:00 Parade of Mikoshi from Otabisho to the shrine 3/11 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Annual Festival of the shrine, designated as one of the National Intangible Folk- Cultural Property. Main event of the festival is Okoshi-daiko , in which hundreds of Keta partially clothed men parade on the streets beating drums and singing folk songs. Furukawa Wakamiya http://www.hi -machi, JR Takayama Honsen Line to Chubu Gifu -jinja Furukaw Schedule & Key events: JR高山本線飛騨古川駅より徒歩 da- 4/19 ～ 4/20 Hida 気多若宮神 古川祭 Hida-Furukawa Sta., and 中部 岐阜県 Shrine a Matsuri ●daily 5分 kankou.jp/eve 飛騨市古川 社ほか then walk 5 min. and morning to evening Parade of nine gorgeously decorated Yatai and Mikoshi , and nt/15/article/ 町 others performance of Karakuri Ningyo and Kodomo Kabuki (traditional play by boys) on them three times a day ●4/19 20:00-0:30 Okoshi-daiko performance JR Joetsu Shinkansen Line to Niigata.
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