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Handa Spring's Float Festival and Spring Festival (Handa no Haru no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)

Handa-City Handa Spring's Float Festival and Spring Festival (Handa no Haru no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)

Date : Mar/16 (Sat) - May/5 (Sat), 2019

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The authentic spring festival of Handa City with its impressive 31 floats!

It is said that spring just really comes to Handa City when the Floats Festival starts. Annually from late March to May 4th, each of the city's districts hold its own float festivity, painting the whole wide area into the vibrant colors of the gorgeous carriages and spring flowers!
Transmitted in its from for over 300 years, the festival features the impressive 31 floats of Handa, all being displayed in parades and splashy maneuvers at key points along their courses.
Additionally, performances of Karakuri mechanized puppet dolls, Shishimai Lion Dances, Mikomai Shrine Maiden Dances, as well as other exquisite traditional arts, all are part of the countless attractions entertaining locals and tourists alike for eight weeks of pure traditional Japanese fantasy that foreigners visiting during the period cannot miss!

2018 Schedule

-- Spring Floats Festival (Haru no Dashi Matsuri) --

1. 乙川 Okkawa District (4 Floats)

Handa Spring's Float Festival and Spring Festival (Handa no Haru no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)

◘March 16 (Saturday)
•乙川八幡社 Okkawa Hachiman-sha Shrine (乙川殿町 Okkawa-Tonomachi)
9:30 - Mukaiyama Kagura Shishi, Float Saka-Age Slope Upclimbing, Sanbaso Dance, Karakuri Puppets
13:00 - Float Saka-Oroshi Slope Downclimbing
•若宮社 Wakamiya-sha Shrine (乙川若宮町 Okkawa-Wakamiya-cho)
15:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In), Sanbaso Dance
18:30 - Yoimiya Shrine's Eve Event, Float Hikidashi (Moving Out)

◘March 17 (Sunday)
•若宮社 Wakamiya-sha Shrine (乙川若宮町 Okkawa-Wakamiya-cho)
9:00 - Sanbaso Dance, Karakuri Puppets
11:00 - Float Hikidashi (Moving Out), Motoyakushi (元薬師) Hikizoroe Lining-up
•乙川八幡社 Okkawa Hachiman-sha Shrine (乙川殿町 Okkawa-Tonomachi)
14:00 - Float Saka-Age Slope Upclimbing, Sanbaso Dance, Karakuri Puppets
16:00 - Float Saka-Oroshi Slope Downclimbing

2. 岩滑 Yanabe District (2 Floats)

Handa Spring's Float Festival and Spring Festival (Handa no Haru no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)

◘April 13th (Saturday)
•岩滑八幡社 Yanabe Hachiman-sha Shrine (7 Yanabe Nakamachi)
16:00 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In), Mikomai Shrine Maidens Dance
•新美南吉記念館 Nankichi Niimi Memorial Museum (1 Yanabe Nishimachi)
19:00 - Nankichi Festival (Hanabi Fireworks 20:00)

◘April 14th (Sunday)
•岩滑八幡社 Yanabe Hachiman-sha Shrine (7 Yanabe Nakamachi)
11:30 - Mikomai Shrine Maidens Dance, Mochinage Rice Cake giveaway, Sanbaso Dance
19:00 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
•Yanabe Nakamachi Intersection
17:00 - Float Daitenkai Swirling Turn

3. 岩滑新田 Yanabe Shinden District (2 Floats)

◘April 13th (Saturday)
•神明社 Shinmeisha Shrine (6 Heiwa-cho)
16:00 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
18:30 - Yoimiya Shrine's Eve Event

◘April 14th (Sunday)
•神明社 Shinmeisha Shrine (6 Heiwa-cho)
14:00 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
15:00 - Mikomai Shrine Maidens Dance, Sanbaso Dance, Mochinage Rice Cake giveaway

4. 上半田 Kami-Handa District (Chintoro Festival) (2 Floats)

◘April 13th (Saturday)
•住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Shrine (Miyaji-cho)
16:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
19:00 - Children's Sanbaso Dance, Chintorobune Lantern Boats, Hanabi Fireworks

◘April 14th (Sunday)
•住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Shrine (Miyaji-cho)
11:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
12:00 - Children's Sanbaso Dance, Chintorobune Lantern Boats
•半田赤レンガ建物 Handa Red Brick Building
14:00 - Children's Sanbaso Dance
14:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
*: About 1 hour later, Floats Exhibition.

5. 協和 Kyowa District (2 Floats)

◘April 13th (Saturday)
•白山神社 Hakusan Shrine (4 Hakusan-cho)
13:30 - Float Saka-Age Slope Upclimbing
16:00 - Float Saka-Sage Slope Downclimbing
•半田市立図書館前 Handa City Library (4 Kirigaoka)
11:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)

◘April 14th (Sunday)
•白山神社 Hakusan Shrine (4 Hakusan-cho)
13:00 - Float Saka-Age Slope Upclimbing
16:00 - Float Saka-Sage Slope Downclimbing

6. 成岩 Narawa District (4 Floats)

Handa Spring's Float Festival and Spring Festival (Handa no Haru no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)

◘April 13th (Saturday)
•成岩神社 Narawa Shrine (1 Yurakucho)
17:30 - Floats Gathering Goryu (合流), Narawa Shrine Uchikomi Fast Approach
18:00 - Dai-Shishi Sho-Shishi no Mai Dance, Mikomai Shrine Maidens Dance, Kiyari Chanting, Sanbaso Dance

◘April 14th (Sunday)
•成岩神社 Narawa Shrine (1 Yurakucho)
10:30 - Floats Gathering Goryu (合流), Narawa Shrine Uchikomi Fast Approach
12:00 - Dai-Shishi Sho-Shishi no Mai Dance, Mikomai Shrine Maidens Dance, Kiyari Chanting, Sanbaso Dance
19:30 - Float Hiki-Wakare Departure (善六角 Zenroku-kaku Corner at Yurakucho 1 Intersection)

7. 西成岩 Nishi-Narawa District (2 Floats)

◘April 13th (Saturday)
•成石神社 Naruishi Shrine (4 Miyamoto-cho)
16:00 - Float Saka-Age Slope Upclimbing
16:30 - Karakuri Puppets, Miko-no-mai Shrine Maidens Dance, Sanbaso Dance
20:30 - Float Saka-Sage Slope Downclimbing

◘April 14th (Sunday)
•成石神社 Naruishi Shrine (4 Miyamoto-cho)
13:30 - Float Saka-Age Slope Upclimbing, Miko-no-mai Shrine Maidens Dance, Sanbaso Dance
16:00 - Karakuri Puppets
16:30 - Mochinage Rice Cake giveaway
17:00 - Float Saka-Sage Slope Downclimbing

8. 板山 Itayama District (4 Floats)

◘April 13th (Saturday)
•板山神社 Itayama Shrine (7 Itayama-cho)
13:30 - Sanbaso Dance
14:00 - Four Floats Line-Up

◘April 14th (Sunday)
•八幡神社 Hachiman Shrine (1 Kamishiro-cho)
10:30 - One Float, Itayama Shishi Dance, Sanbaso Dance
•板山神社 Itayama Shrine (7 Itayama-cho)
11:00 - Three Floats Line-Up, Sanbaso Dance, Mikomai Shrine Maidens Dance

9. 下半田 Shimo-Handa District (4 Floats)

◘April 20 (Saturday)
•業葉神社 Nariha Shrine (2 Higashi-Honmachi)
13:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In), Karakuri Puppets
•山之神社 Yamano Shrine (Yamanokami-cho)
19:00 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)

◘April 21 (Sunday)
•MIZKAN MUSEUM (MIM)
11:00 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
•山之神社 Yamano Shrine (Yamanokami-cho)
12:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
13:00 - Karakuri Puppets
•業葉神社 Nariha Shrine (2 Higashi-Honmachi)
17:00 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In)
•平和通り Heiwa-dori Avenue
20:30 - Float Hiki-Wakare Departure

10. 亀崎 Kamezaki District (潮干祭 Shiohi Festival) (5 Floats)

Handa Spring's Float Festival and Spring Festival (Handa no Haru no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)

*: Postpones in case of rain.

◘May 3 (Friday - holiday)
•亀崎海浜緑地 Kamezaki Kaihin Ryokuchi Greens
10:00 - Floats Downclimb to the beach Kaihin Hiki-Oroshi
11:30 - Karakuri Puppets
•尾張三社 Owari-Sansha Shrine (10 Kamezaki-cho)
16:30 - Float Hikikomi (Moving In), Karakuri Puppets

◘May 4 (Saturday - holiday)
•尾張三社 Owari-Sansha Shrine (10 Kamezaki-cho)
9:00 - 警固行列 Keigo Gyoretsu Guarding Procession
9:30 - 棒締め Bo-shime Roping Procedure
•亀崎海浜緑地 Kamezaki Kaihin Ryokuchi Greens
14:00 - Floats Downclimb to the beach Kaihin Hiki-Oroshi
•神前神社 Kamisaki Shrine (2 Kamezaki-cho)
15:00 - Float Hiki-Mawashi Swirling Turning
16:30 - Karakuri Puppets

-- Spring Festival (Haru Matsuri) --

◘March 16 (Saturday), 17 (Sunday)
•向山 Mukaiyama District: 市杵嶋神社 Ichikishima Shrine (1 Mukaiyama-cho)

◘April 6 (Saturday), 7 (Sunday)
•有脇 Ariwaki District: 春日社 Kasuga-sha Shrine (10 Ariwaki-cho)
•平地 Hirachi District: 平地神明社 Hirachi Shinmeisha Shrine (1 Hirachi-cho)
•鴉根 Karasune District: 鴉根稲荷神社 Karasune Inari Shrine (2 Inari-cho)

◘April 7 (Sunday)
•大矢知 Oyachi District: 大矢知神社 Oyachi Shrine (2 Higashioyachi-cho)

◘April 28 (Sunday)
•大池 Oike District: 大池神社 Oike Shrine (3 Ippongi-cho)

◘May 3 (Friday - holiday)
•新居 Arai District: 愛宕神社 Atago Shrine (3 Arai-cho)

*: All times are approximate estimates.

Aichi Now Special Feature
Yama, Hoko and Yatai Float Festivals of Aichi - Registered UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
“Yama, Hoko, Yatai, Float Festivals in Japan”

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: March 16 (Saturday) - May 4th (Saturday - holiday), 2019 : Events held at districts across Handa-City during this period. : 10 Floats Festivals and 7 Spring Festivals.
Place	: -- Spring Floats Festival -- 亀崎 Kamezaki District (潮干祭 Shiohi Festival): 神前神社 Kamisaki Shrine, 尾張三社 Owari-Sansha Shrine 乙川 Okkawa District: 若宮社 Wakamiya-sha Shrine, 乙川八幡社 Okkawa Hachiman-sha Shrine 岩滑 Yanabe District: 岩滑八幡社 Yanabe Hachiman-sha Shrine 岩滑新田 Yanabe Shinden District: 神明社 Shinmeisha Shrine 上半田 Kami-Handa District: 住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Shrine 下半田 Shimo-Handa District: 業葉神社 Nariha Shrine, 山之神社 Yamano Shrine 協和 Kyowa District: 白山神社 Hakusan Shrine 成岩 Narawa District: 成岩神社 Narawa Shrine 西成岩 Nishi-Narawa District: 成石神社 Naruishi Shrine 板山 Itayama District: 八幡神社 Hachiman Shrine, 板山神社 Itayama Shrine -- Spring Festival -- 向山 Mukaiyama District: 市杵嶋神社 Ichikishima Shrine 有脇 Ariwaki District: 春日社 Kasuga-sha Shrine 平地 Hirachi District: 平地神明社 Hirachi Shinmeisha Shrine 鴉根 Karasune District: 鴉根稲荷神社 Karasune Inari Shrine 大矢知 Oyachi District: 大矢知神社 Oyachi Shrine 大池 Oike District: 大池神社 Oike Shrine 新居 Arai District: 愛宕神社 Atago Shrine
Location	: 〒475-0023 2-92 Kamezaki-cho, Handa-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Kamisaki Shrine, for other locations please search directly)
Fee	: Free of charge

Phone number	: 0569-32-3264 (Handa City Tourism Association)

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.

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ACCESS

Access by public transport

12min (1km) eastwards walk from Kamezaki Station of the JR Taketoyo Line (board the train bound for Taketoyo from Nagoya Station, 45min ride - 580 yen).
*: Directions to Kamezaki District (Kamisaki Shrine). For other locations, please search directly.
Access by car

Approx. 15min (7.6km) southeastwards from Agui I.C. of the Chitahanto (Chita Peninsula) Expressway via route 46.
*: Directions to Kamezaki District (Kamisaki Shrine). For other locations, please search directly.

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