Best Events And Festivals (Omatsuri) In Tokai

Colorful Fireworks Spreading To The SkyKihoku Tōrō Festival

Kihoku Tōrō Matsuri is a summer festival in Kihoku town. The biggest highlights of firework are Saiun Kujaku and Saishoku Senrin, which you can see only here. In 2018, it was postponed for the typhoon, and held on September 8th.

Illuminated Autumn Leaves At The Biggest Japanese Garden In The Chubu RegionShirotori Garden

Autumn foliage viewing in the city. A spacious and calm scene weaved by Japanese style structures and maple leaves. The reflected autumn colors on the water surface are also beautiful.

Wind Bell Event We Can Visit In The Cool SoundsSon'ei-ji Temple

Son'ei-ji Temple has wind bell festival from 5/18 to 8/31. We can visit this temple in the cool sounds during this season. We can enjoy 'Gankake Fūrin' which the visitors can hang a oblong card with wishes he writes, and also they sell some wind bells.

Iwaya-do Shrine & Autumn Leaves Reflected On The River SurfaceIwaya-do Park

From November 10th to 18th, we can enjoy illuminations here. There're beautiful nature, such as Iwaya-do Shrine made up by a natural huge stone, and some waterfalls. They're illuminated and reflected beautifully on the river surface.

The Largest Scale Of Hina Matsuri FestivalKasuisai Temple

Thirty tree shelves and 1200 dolls of Ohina-sama. I was so fascinated with them. One of the enjoyments is delicious Zenzai (sweet soup of azuki bean) we eat while we looking at them. This impressive Hina Matsuri Festival is hold till March 31st.

Fantastic Light Tunnel As Long As 200 Meters LongNabana no Sato

You can see the biggest illumination in Japan in Nabana no Sato. There're two tunnels, the one is as long as 200m fantastic gallery of light, and another is 100m and has different themes every year. And the theme for this year is cherry blossom.

Seven Days Illumination of Shirakawa-go Which People All Over the World Wait AnxiouslyShirakawago

The tickets are sold out in a few minutes and tourists come from all over the world. It is one of the representative winter event in Japan. Living World Heritage where the villagers live is enveloped in lights.

Impressive Autumn Color Reflections Like A Mirror World Sogi Park

You can see lively three colors of autumn leaves in the daytime, but, you must see the night light-up when you visit Sogi Park! There're eight ponds in the park, and each of them has different scenery of upside-down maple trees. Specialty, many people got together at the pond just near the entrance.◎Light-up from November 9th to 18th in 2018. Some time periods prohibit the use of tripod, so please have good manners and enjoy taking pictures.

Overwhelming Sparkling WorldTokinosumika

Taken at Ōku-no Oka (Hill of Palace) of Tokinosumika. We took the first and second photos using a timer when there were no other people. It gets very crowded with people even on weekdays.

Otherworldly Color Appears When It's Lighted UpSuzuka Forest Garden

Suzuka Forest Garden changes into the other world by the illuminations at night! The contrast of the night darkness and pale purple will fascinate people so much.

New Year's Days At A Fishing Port! A Happy Scenery Of Flags And Mt.FujiOgawa Fishing Port

Ogawa Port on New Year's Days, you can see the wonderful scenery of flapping flags. Yaizu City in winter has lots of sunny days, so you can see even Mt.Fuji! But Uogashi Dinner is closed in New Year holiday season.◎null

Art Of Colorful Umbrellas At A Largest Outlet Mall Jazz Dream Nagashima

When it's sunny with strong sunshine, the colors of umbrella reflect on the ground, and you can feel like to stand between the colorful umbrellas.◎Only a limited event till 6/24. Together with this event, a photo campaign you may win the shopping ticket is took place.

Summer Solstice Festival When The People From All Over Japan Try To Purify All Together Futamiokitama Shrine

At Futamiokitama Shrine famous for the couple rock, Geshi Festival is took place on the day of summer solstice. After the warm-up with singing and motion like rowing boats, they purify in front of the couple rock. In fact, it's said that old people purify here before visiting Ise Jingu Shrine.◎Futamiokitama Shrine has a parking area for cars, and for the public transport, it's possible to walk from JR Futamiura Station. But the trains don't run in the early morning, you'll better to stay around here if you don't have cars. Summer solstice of course, it's during the rainy season in Japan, you need to prepare the rain. If it's sunny, you can see the sun rising from between the couple rock as a buck ground of Mt. Fuji.

Bliss In Only Spring! Many Roses Dressed In Various ColorsFlower Festival Commemorative Park

Flower Festival Commemorative Park has beautiful flowers all around the year, but I think the rose festival in spring is the most amazing. For it's the biggest scale in Tokai Region, please visit here!◎Access: 5 min by car from Kanimitake IC of Tokai Kanjo Speedway. Rose Festival is opened till 6/17. On holidays during the rose festival, it'll be very crowded, and there's no extra parking area, so please try to visit in early morning or evening to avoid the traffic jam.

Umbrella Flower Blooming In The Blue Sky Hoshigaoka Terrace

Umbrella Flower has exhibited since 2017. At Hoshigaoka Terrace, there're 100 umbrellas like flowers in the sky, and the sun lights them. You can enjoy shopping in the beautiful scene of the flowery ground!◎2018.4.20-7.31

Surprising Volley Of 30 Thousand Fireworks Nagaragawa Chūnichi Firework Festival

In 2018, Nagaragawa Chūnichi Firework Festival was postponed for a month because of typhoon. In addition, the other firework festivals in this area were canceled, so many people visited this year.

Impressive Sound Of SkyrocketsAtami Kaijyo Hanabi Event

Because of the surrounding mountains, the sound of skyrockets reverberate impressively and the presence is moving. The skyocket named Niagara is well known.

The Surprising Cylinder Firework On Hand At Its BirthplaceYoshida Shrine

I should say it's worthy to be the birthplace of cylinder firework on hand, both the number of fireworks and how they show fireworks are on a high level. You can see eye to eye with the firework-holders, and take pictures of their expressions.◎Toyohashi Gion Festival on July 20th in 2018. This year, the tripod is prohibited, but we can use monopod.

Cormorant Fishing As A Tradition With More Than 1300 Years HistoryNagara River Cormorant Fishing

I took a boat to see Ukai (cormorant fishing). It was as close as I could feel the heat of the bonfire. There're dynamic motions in the silence, I gazed in wonder at that sight.◎5/11-10/15 in 2018. If you want to take a boat, reservation is better. The fees for the boat: 3100-3400 yen.

Waterfalls And Autumn ColorsYumori Park

Yumori Park holds Momiji Festival. There're many enjoyable stalls. This park is famous for waterfalls and I like Ryujin Falls which is very beautiful. Nakatsugawa is famous for Kuri Kinton (sweet chestnut paste) as a local specialty food, so both of them are in best time now.

Red Carpet Of Cluster Amaryllis Covered The BankYakachi River

I can say only wonderful for the scenery of as many as 2 million cluster amaryllis blooming together along the 2 kilometers bank. On the day of a wedding ceremony held at a shrine nearby, the bridal line of people walk along the cluster amaryllis, and it's worth seeing!◎10 min walk from Handa Station of Meitetsu Kouwa Line.

Fling Hot-Air Balloons In SuzukaSuzuka Balloon Festival

Suzuka Balloon Festival is an event of fling hot-air balloon opened around the Suzuka River every autumn. About 30 hot-air balloons fly in the sky and we can see the wonderful scenery.◎In 2018, Suzuka Balloon Festival is going to be held from November 23rd to 25th, for 3 days.

Gifts From Mothers Wishing Her Daughters Happiness And Good Health, That Handed Down From Edo Period.Hina no Tsurushi Kazari Matsuri Event

Tsurushi Bina, hung small dolls, have been handed down since Edo Period. Mothers have entrusted their daughters happiness and good health to a piece of thread and old clothes at Hina-matsuri (girl's festival) that began in Izuinatori. About eleven thousand of Hina (dolls) are hung for two months from the end of January every year.

Deep-Pink Early Cherry Blossom 'Kawazu Zakura' & Yellow Canola Flowers Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival

Kawazu Zakura Festival is annually held from February to March. Kawazu cherry blossom and canola flowers blooming at the riverside. I like this lovely colors of pink and yellow.

Aichi Art Festival 2022 Works by Chiharu ShiotaAichi Art Festival 2022 Nokogirini

It would be nice to have a trip to experience art in the fall of art. This is Chiharu Shiota's work exhibited at the Aichi Art Festival 2022 Ichinomiya venue. The red thread is artistically stretched all over. It was a very nice piece of work.