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Azaleas Festival (Kobanomitsuba Tsutsuji Matsuri)

Toyokawa-City Azaleas Festival (Kobanomitsuba Tsutsuji Matsuri)

Date : 04/05/2018 - 04/22/2018

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A huge colony with tens of thousands of the beautiful deciduous azaleas known in Japan as "Kobanomitsuba Tsutsuji", extending from the surrounding area of Fuji Shrine to the Zenjuzen-ji Temple in the city of Toyokawa.

Azaleas Festival (Kobanomitsuba Tsutsuji Matsuri)

During the days in the best season to see them, the Azaleas Festival takes place and stalls will be placed selling local produce, food and others. Some performance attractions such as the "Yosakoi" dance are also scheduled.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: April 5th (Thursday) to 22nd (Sunday), 2018
Holding time	: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Place	: Area near Fuji Shrine and Zenjuzen-ji Temple
Location	: 〒441-0201 10 Jinden, Hagi-cho, Toyokawa-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Fee	: Free of charge

Parking	: Available
Phone number	: 0533-88-2325 (Zenjuzen-ji Temple) 0533-89-2206 (Toyokawa Tourism Association)

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Event information (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Meitetsu Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Line (Kyuko Express Service) train bound for Toyokawa Inari, get off at Higashi-Okazaki (39min ride) and change to the (Futsu Regular Service) train bound for Ina. Alight at Meiden-Akasaka (23min ride) (entire route 920 yen). Then either:
•Walk 40min northeastwards along Route 332; or,
•From the Akasaka Clinic (あかさかクリニック Akasaka Kurinikku) bus stop on the north side of the station, take the Tsutsuji Community Bus (つつじバス) and get off at Kura (倉) (30min ride 200 yen), then walk 8min northwards.
*: Bus departures from Akasaka Clinic: 8:10, 9:38, 11:25, 13:53, 15:35, 16:30, 18:08; bus departures from Kura (倉): 8:56, 10:34, 12:12, 14:39, 17:17 (reference: http://www.city.toyokawa.lg.jp/kurashi/kokyokotsu/kokyokotsuoshirase/291001_daiya.html)
Access by car

Approx. 15min (5.3km) northeastwards from Otowa-Gamagori I.C. of the Tomei Expressway via routes 1, and 332.