Events in Aichi

Inuyama Festival

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 …

Horikawa Festival

Due to COVID-19, some of the events as part of the festival have been canceled. As a result, the festival willl be held over one day only in 2022. The two days of the Horikawa festival feature …

Nagoya Port Fireworks Festival

Compared to other festivals around the country, with only 3,000 fireworks, the Nagoya Port Fireworks Festival seems relatively small. Despite this, the scenic location for the event and its …

Nagoya July Grand Sumo Tournament

Held every July, this is the fourth of Japan’s six annual Sumo Tournaments, known as honbasho. With sumo rankings released a few weeks before, it’s a chance to see the traditional …

Okazaki Fireworks Festival

The home of Mikawa fireworks, this is one of the biggest displays in Aichi, with spots by the river reserved a day in advance by many. With a history dating back to the Edo period, the festival …

2023 Domannaka Matsuri

The Nippon Domannaka Festival (called the Domatsuri for short) is the largest team dance festival in the Chubu region of central Japan and one of Nagoya‘s most well-known events. Started in …

Mammoth Flea Market Z (Autumn)

Officially it’s the “Manmos Flea Market Z”, but that’s just the transliteration of the Japanese word for Mammoth. Either way, this TV Aichi organized market is big. The …

Kōrankei Momiji Festival

The Kōrankei Gorge is home to around 4,000 color-changing maples. This year there will be illuminations from sundown until 9 p.m. throughout November as part of the annual autumn festival. There …

Souriike Plum Blossom Festival

Souriike is a large pond in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture. On the edge the pond is Souri-midoritohana-no-fureai Park, home to 5,100 individual plum trees and 25 different varieties, which flower …

Nagoya Women’s Marathon

Nagoya Women’s Marathon is sponsored by Tiffany & Co. which makes the race sparkle for all the right reasons. It has claimed the title of the biggest women’s marathon in the …