Inuyama Festival

Name: Inuyama Festival
Start: 2022-04
End: 2022-04

Free

Aichi

The Inuyama Matsuri is held at the beginning of April in the city of Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture.

Coinciding with the blooming of the cherry blossoms, the festival features processions of three leveled ‘dashi’ – traditional wheeled floats.

The festival dates back to 1635 and was officially recognised by the Japanese government in 2006 as an “Intangible folk cultural property” – presumably for the insurance.

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Dates

Early

Apr

2022

Name in Japanese 犬山祭

Venue Haritsuna Shrine

Entry Free

External link Official site

⚠️ Link in Japanese

Area

Aichi

Access

0.9 km from Inuyama Station Meitetsu Inuyama Line (I1)
1.3 km from Unuma Station Takayama Main Line (CG5)

Weather

Typical weather at this time:

High: 16 ºC Low: 12 ºC

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