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[Cancelled] Handa Kuranomachi Momo-no-Sekku (Peaches' Season at Handa Warehouses Town)

Handa-City [Cancelled]
Handa Kuranomachi Momo-no-Sekku
(Peaches' Season at Handa Warehouses Town)

Date : 02/29/2020, 03/01/2020

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2020 Events Have Been Cancelled

"Hina Ningyo" dolls or "Tsurushi Hina" hanging mobiles decorate each one of the Handa Warehouses Town's touristic facilities for this year's Hina Festival.
During the festival's period, admission to both MIZKAN MUSEUM and Kunizakari Sake-no-Bunkakan Museum, which usually require reservations, are open for free visitation.
The annual procession of girls celebrating Hina Festival, the "Jusan Mairi" (Procession of the Thirteen), is another interesting event.

Kura-no-Machi Warehouses Town

• Jusan Mairi (Procession of the Thirteen)
Date: February 29th (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM, 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Girls about to complete the 12-year zodiac cycle for the first time come dressed in kimonos and tour the city, departing from the Ryokan & Restaurant Suehiro, and stopping for a blessing and purification ritual at the Nariha Shrine. An event that decorates the town with the grace of the girls in kimonos.

MIZKAN MUSEUM

• Spring Time Free Visitation
• Hina Ningyo Dolls and Tsurushi Hina Mobiles Exhibit
Date: February 29 (Saturday) and March 1st (Sunday)
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Last Admission 4:00 PM)
Admission free of charge
The popular facility opens its doors for free visitation, dispensing reservations extraordinarily for both days.

Handa Red Brick Building (Handa Akarenga Tatemono)

• Glass Art Hina Festival Exhibit
Period: February 23rd (Sunday), 24th (Monday - holiday), 28th (Friday), 29th (Saturday) and March 1st (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (3:00 PM on the last day)
Place: Club House C
Admission free of charge
Hina dolls depicted in glass art handcraft pieces, illuminated by a gentle light. A fantastic ambiance created by LED illumination.

• Matcha Green Tea Service
Date: March 1st (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Place: Entrance Space
Fee: 400 yen including "wagashi" Japanese sweet
Contact: 0569-21-0311 (Handa Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Kunizakari Sake no Bunkakan Museum

•Sakagura no Momo no Sekku (Sake Brewer's Peach Season Day)
Date: February 29th (Saturday) and March 1st (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Admission free of charge
Hina Dolls Exhibit, sales of limited brews of sake, and tasting sessions of amazake and nigorizake, etc.

Other events also scheduled at Former Nakano Hanroku Residence, the CLACITY facility and others.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: February 29th (Saturday) and March 1st (Sunday), 2020
Place	: Kuranomachi Warehouses Town Area Handa Red Brick Building Area
Location	: 〒475-0873 Nakamura-cho, Handa-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Parking	: Available, free of charge (Kuranomachi East Parking Lot, cap. 247 cars)
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 0569-32-3264 (Handa City Tourism Association)
Holidays	: Varies depending on the facility.

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

•Handa Kuranomachi Warehouses Town Area:
-15 min. eastwards walk from Chitahanda Station of the Meitetsu Kowa Line (board the Express (急行 Kyuko) service train bound for Utsumi (内海) from Meitetsu Nagoya Station) (about 32 min. ride, 660 yen), or;
-5 min. eastwards walk from Handa Station of the JR Taketoyo Line (board the Semi Rapid (区間快速 Kukan Kaisoku) service train bound for Taketoyo (武豊) from Nagoya Station) (about 45 min. ride, 670 yen).

•Handa Red Brick Building Area:
-5 min. eastwards walk from Sumiyoshicho Station of the Meitetsu Kowa Line (board the Express (急行 Kyuko) service train bound for Utsumi (内海) from Meitetsu Nagoya Station) (about 32 min. ride, 660 yen).
Access by car

Approx. 10 min. (3.2km) eastwards from Handa-Chuo I.C. of the Chita Peninsula (Chita-Hanto) Toll Road via routes 365, and 247 (Handa Red Brick Building), and 262 (Kuranomachi Warehouses Town).

*: From downtown Nagoya-City, use the Nagoya Expressway Ring Route - i.e., enter at Marunouchi ramp, then head south by Nagoya Expressway R3 Odaka Route. At Odaka Junction, change to the Chita Peninsula (Chitahanto) Toll Road. Approx. 40 min. (35km) ride to Handa-Chuo I.C.

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Keyword: #Hina Festival; #Hina Decorations; #Hina Dolls; #Sekku Season; #Girls Festival; #Handa Kuranomachi; #Handa Warehouses Town; #Kunizakari Sake no Bunkakan Museum; #MIZKAN MUSEUM; #Jusan Mairi; #Procession of the Thirteen; #Handa Kamosudon; #Bowl Meal of Spring; #Haru no Handa Tabearuki Sweets; #Handa Spring Eat-While-Strolling Sweets; #CLACITY HANDA

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