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Marine Day Nagoya Minato Festival (Umi-no-Hi Nagoya Minato Matsuri)

Nagoya-City Marine Day Nagoya Minato Festival (Umi-no-Hi Nagoya Minato Matsuri)

Date : 07/16/2018

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A great festival of gigantic fireworks decorating the Port of Nagoya!

The Marine Day Nagoya Port Festival and Fireworks is a traditional event of Nagoya and Minato-Ward region. A day with plenty of events for all ages, crowned by the majestic fireworks display at night. Large fireworks pieces launched in sequence with a choreography of lights and sound make for an awesome and unforgettable event.

Events

July 11th (Wednesday), 2018 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

◘Performing Arts Festival
Venue: Minato Ward Office Auditorium (港区役所講堂 Minato Kuyakusho Kodo)
-Traditional Minyo-Odori Folk Song and Dance by the local Ladies' Associations, et al.

July 11th (Wednesday) to 13th (Friday), 2018

◘Paintings & Photographic Exhibit
Venue: Nagoya Port Building 2F Foyer (名古屋港ポートビル2階回路 Nagoyako Potobiru Nikai Kairo)

July 12th (Thursday), 2018

◘Ikebana Japanese Floral Arrangement Exhibit
Venue: Nagoya Port Building 4F Auditorium (名古屋港ポートビル4階講堂 Nagoyako Potobiru Yonkai Kodo)

July 16th (Monday - holiday), 2018

11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
◘"Ikadashi" Raftsmen Festival
Venue: Garden Pier Marina (ガーデンふ頭船だまり Gadenfuto Funadamari)
-Appointed Nagoya City Intangible Folk Culture Asset "Ikadashi Ippon-nori" Timber Handling

Marine Day Nagoya Minato Festival (Umi-no-Hi Nagoya Minato Matsuri) Fireworks Festival

2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
◘Stage Show
Venue: Garden Pier Gathering Square (ガーデンふ頭つどいの広場 Gadenfuto Tsudoi-no-Hiroba)
•2:30 PM to 3:00 PM – Marching Band
-Nagoya Women’s University College, Senior High, Junior High undergrads
•3:30 PM to 4:00 PM – Sacred Festival "Kagura"
-Joint demonstration of various "Kagura" preserved at Minato-Ward
•4:00 PM to 4:40 PM – Drums and Arts Festival
-"Taiko" Japanese Drums and Performing Arts festival by groups of the Aichi Prefecture
•4:45 PM to 5:30 PM – Jazz Concert
-Free Hills Jazz Orchestra

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
◘Parade
Venue: From Nishi-Tsukiji Elementary School to the Garden Pier
-Japan Unicycling Association, Japan Ground Self Defense Force 10th Band, Aichi Sangyo University Technical High School, Nagoya Keizai University Ichimura Junior & Senior High Schools, Nagoya Golden Twirlers, Japan Sea Cadets, etc.

4:30 PM to 8:00 PM
◘Dashi Floats and Nagashi-Odori Dancers Procession
Venue: From Tsukiji Shrine to the Garden Pier
-Parade with the Local Floats and "Nagashi Odori" dance performance by the local Ladies' Associations.

5:45 PM to 7:00 PM
◘"So-Odori" Dance
Venue: Garden Pier Gathering Square (ガーデンふ頭つどいの広場 Gadenfuto Tsudoi-no-Hiroba)
-"So-Odori" Dance performed by the local Ladies' Association

7:30 PM to 8:20 PM
◘Fireworks Festival
Venue: Area around the whole Garden Pier
-Memorial Fireworks, Star Mines, Melody Fireworks, etc.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: July 11th (Wednesday) to 16th (Monday - holiday), 2018 *: Events proceed even under light rain, or cancel in case of inclement weather.
Holding time	: Varies depending on the day. *: Fireworks festival July 16th (Monday - holiday) from 7:30 PM to 8:20 PM.
Place	: Varies depending on the event.
Location	: 〒455-0033 1 Minatomachi, Minato-Ward, Nagoya-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (All the Port of Nagoya Garden Pier Area)
Fee	: Free of charge

Parking	: Unavailable (Road blocks to be deployed extensively around the venue, guests are strongly advised against moving by car)
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 052-654-7894 (Marine Day Nagoya Port Festival Organization)

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

LINK

Official Event Site (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

•5min southwards walk from Exit 3 of Nagoyako Station of the subway Meiko Line
•35min eastwards walk from Inaei Station of the Aonami Line.

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