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

Date : Mar/18 to May/4, 2023
*: Varies depending on the district


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

Several Dashi Floats Simultaneously Displayed and Paraded in Various City Locations at Once!

A mesmerizing event attracting tens of thousands each year to the coastal city of Tokoname.
From late March to early May, all over the city, magnificent floats parade around with festival music, and traditional Karakuri mechanized puppet theaters are staged. In olden days, they were known as kasha (literally, "flower cars"); little cars decorated with flowers and pulled around the town, but later they came to be called dashi, using the kanji for "wheeled" and "mountain" - which better translates as "floats". Six cars are joined together to form one float which is then pulled around: something rarely seen elsewhere in the country, that gives this festival a huge appeal. It's particularly worth catching the floats as they pull away from the station area festooned with paper lanterns. The part when they are pulled around and whirled to make their way to the destination shrine (which may be one of the countless ones within the city perimeter) is especially amazing for the sheer forces involved: the enormous carriages and the mass of people pushing them.

Float Events in Each of the City's Districts

■Sakai District (坂井)
[Date] March 25 (Saturday) and 26 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 1 float
松尾車 Matsuo-sha
Karakuri dolls, mochimaki rice cake giveaway (only in Mar/26)
[Hosting Shrine] Matsuo Shrine (松尾神社)

■Otani District (大谷)
[Date] April 1 (Saturday) and 2 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 2 floats
蓬莱車Hourai-sha (Hamajo), 東櫻車 To-o-sha (Okujo)
[Hosting Shrine] Hachiman Shrine (八幡社)

■Kosugaya Area (小鈴谷)
[Date] April 1 (Saturday) and 2 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 1 float
白山車 Hakusan-sha
Ueyama puppet show, shishimai dragon dance, taiko drums
[Hosting Shrine] Hakusan Shrine (白山神社)

■Tokoname District (常滑)
[Date] April 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 6 floats
神明車 Shinmei-guruma (Kitajo), 世楽車 Seraku-sha (Segi), 常石車 Tokoishi-guruma (Okujo), 常盤軍 Tokiwa-sha (Ichiba), 常山車 Tokoyama-guruma (Yamakata), 保楽車 Horaku-sha (Hoji)
[Hosting Shrines] Shinmeisha Shrine / Tsuneishi Shrine (神明社・常石神社)

■Nishinokuchi Area (西之口)
[Date] April 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 2 floats
西賓車 Saiho-sha (Gochu), 雷神車 Raijin-sha (Teppozu)
[Hosting Shrine] Nishinokuchi Shinmeisha Shrine (西之口神明社)

■Yata Area (矢田)
[Date] April 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 1 float
御幣車 Gohei-sha
[Hosting Shrine] Yada Hachiman Shrine (矢田八幡神社)

■Taya District (多屋)
[Date] April 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 1 float
海椙車 Usugi-sha
[Hosting Shrine] Umisugi Shrine (海椙神社)

■Koba District (古場)
[Date] April 16 (Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 1 float
古場車 Koba-sha
Shishimai Dragon Dance
[Hosting Shrine] Shinmeisha Shrine (神明社)

■Ogura Area (小倉)
[Date] April 29 (Saturday) and 30(Sunday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 1 float
小倉車 Ogura-sha
[Hosting Shrine] Kokuraten Shrine (小倉天神社)

■Ono Area (大野)
[Date] May 3 (Wednesday - holiday) and 4 (Thursday), 2023
[Contents] Hikimawashi float maneuvering of 3 floats and 1 Makiwarabune boat
唐子車 Karako-sha (Takasuka-cho), 紅葉車 Koyo-sha (Hashizume-cho), 梅榮車 Baiei-sha (Juo-cho), Makiwarabune 権丸 Gonmaru
[Hosting Shrines] Ogura Shrine, Kazenomiya Shrine, Ezaki Shrine (小倉神社・風宮神社・江崎神社)

  • Tokoname Floats Festival - Spring Festival (Tokoname no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)
  • Tokoname Floats Festival - Spring Festival (Tokoname no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)
  • Tokoname Floats Festival - Spring Festival (Tokoname no Dashi Matsuri - Haru Matsuri)
Festivities at Each of the City's Districts

■Kariya Area (苅屋)
[Date] March 18 (Saturday) and 19 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Taga Shrine (多賀神社)
[Contents] Mikomai priestess dance offering (巫女舞奉納)

■Enokido Area (榎戸)
[Date] April 1 (Saturday) and 2 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Enokido Shrine (榎戸神明社)
[Contents] Parade of Kazariba ornamented horses (飾り馬の巡行)

■Ishise Area (石瀬)
[Date] April 2 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Ishise Kumano Shrine (石瀬熊野神社)
[Contents] Shinto ritual only
[Annual Content] Kagura dedication

■Miyayama Area (宮山)
[Date] April 2 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Miyayama Tenmangu Shrine (宮山天満宮)
[Contents] Musical accompaniment dedication, wadaiko drum performance, mochinage rice cake giveaway (お囃子奉納・和太鼓演奏・餅投げ)

■Hirome Area (広目)
[Date] April 2 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Hiroishi Shrine (広石神社)
[Contents] Shinto rituals only
[Annual Content] Shishimai dragon dance, taiko drums and musical accompaniment

■Kume Area (久米)
[Date] April 8 (Saturday), 2023
[Venue] Kume Hachiman Shrine (久米八幡社)
[Contents] Shinto rituals only, mochinage rice cake giveaway (神事のみ実施　餅投げ)
[Annual Content] Kazariba ornamented horses, musical accompaniment taiko drums

■Nishiano Area (西阿野)
[Date] April 9 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Nanasha Shrine (七社神社)
[Contents] Mikomai priestess dance offering (巫女舞奉納)

■Hibara Area (檜原)
[Date] April 9 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Hibara Hakusan Shrine (檜原白山神社)
[Contents] Children's mikoshi procession (子供神輿)

■Tarumi Area (樽水)
[Date] April 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Entire Tarumi Area (樽水地区)
[Contents] Kagura offering procession (お神楽奉納巡回)

■Maeyama Area (前山)
[Date] April 16 (Sunday), 2023
[Venue] Around Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社)
[Contents] Suwa Shrine Grand Festival (諏訪神社大祭)

■Kamaike District (蒲池)
[Date] May 4 (Thursday), 2023
[Venue] To be decided
[Contents] To be decided
[Annual Content] Children's mikoshi procession, kagura dedication

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date : From March 18 (Saturday) to May 4 (Thursday - holiday), 2023
*: Varies depending on the district
Holding time : Varies depending on the district/event
Place : Several locations across Tokoname-City
Location : 〒479-0000
Tokoname-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Phone number : 0569-34-8888 (Tokoname 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
    Access by public transport
    From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu train bound for Kowa. Chita-Handa Station is one of the stations near the events, but for the nearest station, please check each date/venue.
  • Access by car
    Access by car
    To central Handa-City, exit the Chitahanto (Chita Peninsula) Toll Road.

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