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

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

Date : 06/22/2018, 06/23/2018

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Let's see some real fireflies this summer!

Estimated to be around 3,000 in numbers, 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 2-day festival with lots of enjoyable events, such as 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!

June 22nd (Friday) and 23rd (Saturday) Events

•Firefly Watching
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (Peak estimated at 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

June 23rd (Saturday) Only Events

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

•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 and Enjoyment
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: June 22nd (Friday) and 23th (Saturday), 2018 *: Outdoor events cancel in case of inclement weather. Indoor events (Night Museum and Firefly Interaction Experience "Hotaru Fureai") carry as planned.
Holding time	: June 22nd (Friday) from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM June 23rd (Saturday) from 4:00 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	: Event free of charge. Museum 210 yen (Free of charge for Junior High and Elementary School students)

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	: 0569-26-4888 (Handa Tourist Association)
Notes	: In case safety concerns arise, admission to the premises may be controlled to avoid overcrowding.

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.

LINK

Handa City Tourism Association Web Site (Japanese)

ACCESS

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 20min (1.4km) by Route 265.
Access by car

Approx. 3min (1.2km) eastwards from Chita-Chuo I.C. of the Chita Peninsula Toll Road (Chita-Hanto Doro).

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