| MONTH |
DAY |
EVENTS |
PLACE |
| 1 |
1st |
Geta Festival |
Toba-City (Mie) |
| 15th |
Santera Mairi (Three Temples Visit) |
Furukawa-Town
(Gifu) |
| 4th Sunday |
Sagicho Festival |
Minamichita-Town
(Aichi) |
| 2 |
10 & 11th |
Oni Festival |
Toyohashi-City
(Aichi) |
| 14th |
Tano Kami Matsuri
(Rice Field God Festival) |
Gero-Town (Gifu) |
| 3 |
Beginning of
March |
Hatsu-Uma Festival |
Matsusaka City
(Mie) |
| End of March
to the beginning of May |
Handa Dashi Festival |
Handa-City (Aichi) |
| 4 |
4 & 5th |
Spring Kagura
Festival |
Ise-City (Mie) |
| Beginning of
April |
Kanaya Tea Festival
(every two years) |
Kanaya-City (Shizuoka) |
| First Sunday
in the beginning of April |
Shogun Tokugawa
Ieyasu Parade |
Okazaki-City
(Aichi) |
| First Saturday
& Sunday |
Inuyama Festival |
Inuyama-City
(Aichi) |
| Held for Three
days around the 1st Sunday |
Shizuoka Festival |
Shizuoka-City(Shizuoka) |
| 14th & 15th |
Spring Takayama
Festival (Sannosai) |
Takayama-City
(Gifu) |
| Second Sunday |
Port Festival |
Yaizu-City (Shizuoka) |
| Saturday &
Sunday in mid-April |
Matsudaira Spring
Festival |
Toyota-City (Aichi) |
| 19th & 20th |
Hida Furukawa
Festival, Okoshi Taiko |
Furukawa-Town
(Gifu) |
| End of April
to the beginning of May |
Fuji Matsuri
(Wisteria Festival) |
Fujieda-City
(Shizuoka) |
| End of April
to the beginning of May |
Nagafuji Matsuri
(Wisteria Festival) |
Toyoda-City (Shizuoka) |
| 5 |
3rd to 5th |
Hamamatsu Festival |
Hamamatsu-City
(Shizuoka) |
| 3rd to 4th |
Hououza Kabuki |
Gero-Town (Gifu) |
| 5th |
Ohshimenawa-Rope
Changing Festival |
Futami-Town (Mie) |
| Saturday and
Sunday closest to the 15th |
Ogaki Festival |
Ogaki-City (Gifu) |
| May 11th to October
15th |
Cormorant Fishing
on the Nagara River |
Gifu-City (Gifu) |
| May 15th to October
30th |
Norikura Skyline
Open |
Nyukawa-Village
(Gifu) |
| Saturday &
Sunday at the end of May |
Erika Cup Yacht
Race |
Gamagori-City
(Aichi) |
| 6 |
June 1st to Sept.
30th |
Cormorant Fishing
in Inuyama |
Inuyama-City
(Aichi) |
| 6th |
Ise-Ebi (Ise
Lobster) Festival |
Hamajima-Town
(Mie) |
| 24th |
Izawanomiya Otaue
Festival |
Isobe-Town (Mie) |
| 7 |
14th |
Tenno Festival |
Daio-Town, Nagashima-Town
& Toba-City (Mie) |
| Saturday &
Sunday in mid-July |
Tai (Sea bream)
Festival |
Minamichita-Town
(Aichi) |
| From mid-July
to mid-Sept. |
Gujo Dance |
Hachiman-Town
(Gifu) |
| 4th Friday &
Saturday of July |
Suwa Shrine Fireworks |
Arai-Town (Shizuoka) |
| Last Friday,
Saturday & Sunday of July |
Toyota Oiden
Festival |
Toyota-City (Aichi) |
| 8 |
1st Saturday |
Okazaki Sightseeing
Summer Festival Fireworks |
Okazaki-City
(Aichi) |
| 1st Saturday |
The Japan No.1
Bonfire Festival |
Takane-Village
(Gifu) |
| 1stFriday, Saturday&
Sunday |
Shimizu Port
Festival |
Shizuoka-City
(Shizuoka) |
| 1st Sunday |
Suigo Festival |
Nagashima-Town
(Mie) |
| 1st to 3rd |
Gero Hot Springs
Festival |
Gero-Town (Gifu) |
| 12th to 13th
|
Yaizu Ara Matsuri
(Festival) |
Yaizu-City (Shizuoka) |
| 14th & 15th |
Kujira-Tori Shinji
(Whaling Festival) |
Yokkaichi-City
(Mie) |
| 15th |
Ofune Shinji
(Ship Festival) |
Sagara-Town (Shizuoka) |
| Mid-August |
Fukuroi Enshu
Fireworks |
Fukuroi-City
(Shizuoka) |
| 4th Saturday
& Sunday of August |
Tokoname Pottery
Festival |
Tokoname-City
(Aichi) |
| 9 |
2nd Saturday |
Fire Festival |
Toyohashi-City
(Aichi) |
| 2nd Saturday
& Sunday |
Setomono Matsuri
(Pottery Festival) |
Seto-City (Aichi) |
| September |
Mitsuke Tenjin
Hadaka Festival (the "Naked Festival, " a festival
to ward off evil spirits for men turning 42 yrs old) |
Iwata-City (Shizuoka) |
| 15th & 16th |
Anori Puppet
Show |
Ago-Town (Mie) |
| 10 |
8th to 10th |
Yunoyama Hot
Spring Sohei Festival |
Komono-Town (Mie) |
| 9th & 10th |
Takayama Autumn
Festival (Hachiman Festival) |
Takayama-City
(Gifu) |
| 10th |
Hisai Autumn
Festival |
Hisai-City (Mie) |
| Beginning of
October |
Kakegawa Festival
(a big festival held every three years) |
Kakegawa-City
(Shizuoka) |
| Mid-October |
Shimada Big "Obi"
Festival (held every three years) |
Shimada-City
(Shizuoka) |
| 14th to 19th |
Doburoku Festival
(a sake-tasting festival) |
Shirakawa-Village
(Gifu) |
| Friday, Saturday
& Sunday in mid-Oct. |
Nagoya Festival
|
Nagoya-City (Aichi) |
| Mid-October |
Omanto Festival |
Nagakute-Town
(Aichi) |
| Mid & late
Oct. |
Miya Festival |
Gamagori-City
(Aichi) |
| Saturday &
Sunday in mid & late Oct. |
Odaiko Festival
(Big Drum Festival) |
Maisaka-Town
(Shizuoka) |
| Late October |
Formula 1 Japanese
Grand Prix |
Suzuka-City (Mie) |
| 11 |
1st to 30th |
Korankei Momiji
Festival (Maple leaves in Autumn) |
Asuke-Town (Aichi) |
| 2nd & 3rd |
Hakuunza Kabuki |
Gero-Town (Gifu) |
| Held for four
days around the 3rd |
Daidogeri Performance
World Cup in Shizuoka |
Shizuoka-City
(Shizuoka) |
| Mid-November |
Industry Festival |
Nansei-Town (Mie) |
| 12 |
31st |
Negi Taki |
Shima-Town (Mie) |
