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Toyota-City Asuke Spring Festival
(Asuke Haru Matsuri)
(Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival)

Date : 04/01/2023, 04/02/2023


  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Haru Matsuri)(Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival)
  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Haru Matsuri)(Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival)
  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Haru Matsuri)(Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival)
  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Haru Matsuri)(Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival)

Asuke Shrine, located to the east of Asuke Hachimangu Shrine, holds this annual festival in honor of Hero Asuke Jiro Shigenori, who fought for the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genko War (1331) at the Siege of Kasagiyama (Kyoto). In ancient times, this festival was usually held on May 3rd, which was the date on which Hero Shigenori passed away, but as of recently it is held on the second Sunday of April and the day before during the cherry blossoms season.

  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival) (Asuke Haru Matsuri - Asuke Jinja Reisai - Shigenori-sai)
  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival) (Asuke Haru Matsuri - Asuke Jinja Reisai - Shigenori-sai)
  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival) (Asuke Haru Matsuri - Asuke Jinja Reisai - Shigenori-sai)
  • Asuke Spring Festival (Asuke Shrine Annual Festival - Shigenori Festival) (Asuke Haru Matsuri - Asuke Jinja Reisai - Shigenori-sai)

Each of the seven towns that compose the central area of Asuke District (Shinno-cho, Tamachi, Honmachi, Shinmachi, Nishimachi, Miyamachi, and Juei-cho) take their Hanaguruma float (lit. "Flower Car") and parade them around Asuke. The Hanaguruma floats are beautifully decorated with cherry blossoms, wisterias and other floral arrangements, and teenage girls play the Taiko drums accompanying the Hayashi festival music played by the band.
Young guildsmen in their twenties, called "Wakaren" maneuver the Hanaguruma around the streets by energetically pushing and pulling.
It is said that this event, being a gorgeous Girl Festival with the flowers and such, is the opposite to the masculine and courageous Autumn Festival.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date : April 1st (Saturday) and 2nd (Sunday), 2023
Holding time : April 1st (Saturday), 2023
[Shigakusai Eve Festival] 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

April 2nd (Sunday), 2023
[Hongakusai Main Festival] 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
*: Starting time for the Hanaguruma floats parades varies depending on the town.
*: Proceeds even under rain, with contents modification.
Place : Asuke Shrine, Asuke Hachimangu Shrine, and other locations across Asuke Town.
Location : 〒444-2424
12 Miyanoato, Asuke-cho, Toyota-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Restrooms : Available
Phone number : 0565-62-1272 (Asuke Tourism Association)
Road blocks : From 10:00 AM on April 2nd (Sunday) and for a short time from 4:00 PM, there will be some traffic restrictions due to float maneuvering.

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.

ACCESS

  • Access by public transport
    Access by public transport
    1-From Nagoya Station, board the Higashiyama Line subway and alight at Fushimi Station.
    2-Change trains to the Tsurumai Line bound for Akaike and Toyotashi (may require changing trains again in Akaike - if changing trains in Akaike is not desirable, board the train bound for Toyotashi Station from Fushimi Station).
    3-Alight at Toyotashi Station and, from the East Gate Bus Platform No. 1, board the Meitetsu Bus bound for Asuke (矢並線[足助方面]Yanami Line bound for Asuke).
    4-Get off at Korankei (香嵐渓) (45 min. ride - 800 yen) and walk a short distance westwards.
    (Reference: http://michinavitoyota.jp/portal/bus.html)
  • Access by car
    Access by car
    •Approx. 15 min. (9.4km) eastwards from Chikaraishi I.C. of the Sanage Green Road via Route 153
    •Approx. 20 min. (13km) eastwards from Toyota-Kanpachi I.C. of the Tokai Loop Expressway via Route 153.

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