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Handa-City [Cancelled in 2021]
Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival
(Nankichi-san no Hotaru Matsuri)

Date : 06/19/2021, 06/20/2021, 06/22/2021, 06/23/2021


  • Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival (Nankichi-san no Hotaru Matsuri)
  • Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival (Nankichi-san no Hotaru Matsuri)
  • Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival (Nankichi-san no Hotaru Matsuri)

The 2021 Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival has been cancelled.

Let's see some real fireflies this summer!

Estimated to be around 5,000 in number, the fireflies living on the marshes behind the Nankichi Niimi Memorial Museum start to stretch their wings with the arrival of the monsoon, swarming all around the place. So the museum hosts this two-day festival with lots of enjoyable events, such as a night museum, food and drink booths, reading sessions and more. Come and meet some of the creatures that were among those most beloved by Nankichi!

2019 Event Schedule

Events Held on June 12 (Friday) and 13 (Saturday)

•Firefly Watching
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (Peak estimated to be about 8:30 PM)

•Mr. Old Firefly's Talking Session &
Nankichi Niimi Museum Night Museum
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (Free of charge)

•Firefly Interaction Experience
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

•Food & Drink Booths
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

•Nankichi Child's Tales Reading Session
6:45 PM / 7:15 PM / 7:45 PM

•Candle Lanterns Decoration
From 6:30 PM

Event Held on June 13 (Saturday) Only

•Firefly Quiz Rally
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (100 yen fee)

  • Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival (Nankichi-san no Hotaru Matsuri)
  • Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival (Nankichi-san no Hotaru Matsuri)
  • Mr. Nankichi's Firefly Festival (Nankichi-san no Hotaru Matsuri)

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date : June 19 (Saturday), 20 (Sunday), 22 (Tuesday), and 23 (Wednesday), 2021
*: Cancelled in the case of inclement weather
Holding time : 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Place : Nankichi Niimi Memorial Museum (Niimi Nankichi Kinenkan)
Location : 〒475-0966
1-10-1 Yanabe Nishimachi, Handa-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Fee : Free
Parking : Available, free of charge (cap. 61 cars, 4 handicapped spaces, 3 buses)
*: Guests are kindly requested to use public transportation as best as possible due to limited parking capacity.
Phone number : 0569-32-3264 (Handa Tourist Association)
Notes : In case safety concerns arise, admission to the premises may be controlled to avoid overcrowding.
In the case of inclement weather : Outdoor events will be cancelled. Indoor events (Night Museum and Firefly Interaction Experience "Hotaru Fureai") will carry on as planned.

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
    Access by public transport
    From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Kowa Line train bound for Agui Station, change trains to the same Meitetsu Kowa Line but to train bound for Utsumi Station, and alight at Handaguchi Station. Walk westwards 20 min. (1.4km) by Route 265.
  • Access by car
    Access by car
    Approx. 3 min. (1.2km) eastwards from Chita-Chuo I.C. of the Chita Peninsula Toll Road (Chita-Hanto Doro).

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