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Kariya-City Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
(Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akibasha no Sairei)

Date : 07/29/2023, 07/30/2023


  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)
  • Kariya Mando Festival (Akibasha Shrine Festival)

Warrior balloons dance in the midsummer twilight

Akibasha Shrine's festival—the Kariya Mando Festival—is designated an intangible folk cultural property of Aichi. During Kariya's foremost summer festival, paper-mache warrior balloons with a height of approx. five meters, width of approx. three meters, and weight of some 60 kilograms are carried by—believe it or not—one person each as they dance to flutes and drums. These "mando" balloons are actually made from Japanese paper and bamboo, differing from a typical inflated balloon.
Each year, over 100 thousand visitors come to see the spectacle over the two days it is held. And of course, it wouldn't be a proper festival without lots to eat, so food vendors line the event area.

Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)

The festival is currently held during the last Saturday and Sunday of July.
On the first night, seven towns with Akibasha Shrine parishioners as well as companies and other areas within the city of Kariya enter their mando balloons into the festival, with tens of giant balloons dancing around the streets as well as children's mando balloons parading throughout the city.
On the final night, the mando balloons of the seven towns with Akibasha Shrine parishioners enter the shrine's premises and perform dances as an offering. These bamboo and paper-mache mando balloons are dressed in vivid colors; many depicting warriors and scenes from Kabuki plays. Watching the young men who shoulder them dance to traditional flute and taiko drum performances is awe-inspiring.

  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)
  • Kariya Mando Festival - Akiba Shrine Festival (Kariya Mando Matsuri - Akiba-sha no Sairei)

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date : Sat, Jul 29–Sun, Jul 30, 2023
Holding time : Sat, Jul 29: 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
Sun, Jul 30: 4:50 pm–10:00 pm
Place : Area around Akibasha Shrine, downtown Kariya City
Location : 〒448-0845
2-101 Ginza, Kariya-shi, Aichi
Notes:
• The Access Map shows the location of Akibasha Shrine.
Fee : Free of charge
Phone number : • 0566-23-4100 (Kariya Sightseeing Association, available 8:30 am–5:15 pm weekdays)
• 0566-45-5833 (Kariya Station Front Tourist Information Center, available 10:00 am–6:00 pm daily)

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
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ACCESS

  • Access by public transport
    Access by public transport
    • 5-min. walk north from Kariyashi Station on the Meitetsu Mikawa Line (board from Kariya Station or Chiryu Station).
    •10-min. walk west from Kariya Station on the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and JR Tokaido Main Line (board from either JR Nagoya Station or Meitetsu Chiryu Station).

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