Kota-Town New Year Freestyle Kite Flying Festival
Date: Jan 11,2026(Sun)
Traditional Japanese kites soar through the skies
Don't miss this year's Kota Kite Flying Festival—the community of Kota's biggest winter event.
A myriad of kites takes to the skies—large and small, traditional and new-age. And you can use a smartphone app to vote for your favorite kite. Watch these creative and beautiful traditional crafts soar over the rural town of Kota with the whole family as you enjoy the food vendors and booths showing up.
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Event info
| Date | Sun, Jan 11, 2026 |
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| Time | • 9:30 am Kite flying application (small and medium), food truck sales (until 2:30 pm) • 10:00 am Opening ceremony • 10:20 am Stage events • 11:00 am Large kite flying (until around 1:00 pm) • 1:40 pm Character rock-paper-scissors game • 2:10 pm Closing Ceremony and results from visitors' votes (large kites) |
| Location | Hishiike area of Kota Town |
| Location | 〒444-0113 Hishiike, Kota-cho, Aichi |
| Parking | No parking lots available around the event venue. A free shuttle bus is available between Kota Station, Kota Town Hall, and the Disaster Prevention Plaza (outside the fire station). |
| Restrooms | Available |
| Inquiries | 0564-62-1111 (Culture and Sports Department, Chuo Community Center) |
| Free shuttle bus | • Operating between Kota Station and the venue (first departure at 9:00 am) and running about every 10 min. • Operating between Kota Town Hall and the venue (first departure at 8:40 am) and running about every 5 min. • Operating between the Disaster Prevention Plaza and the venue (first departure at 8:40 am) and running about every 5 min. Note: • Both buses have a final departure from the venue at around 3:00 pm. |
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DIRECTIONS
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- By public transportation
- Kota Town Hall is a 7-min. walk north from Kota Station on the JR Tokaido Main Line.
A free shuttle bus is available departing from the West Exit of JR Tokaido Main Line Kota Station, Kota Town Hall, and the Disaster Prevention Plaza.
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- By car
- Approx. 25 min. south from Okazaki Interchange on the Tomei Expressway by Routes 26, 248, and 483 (after approx. 10.5 km, turn left from Route 483 when it veers west, and you can reach Kota Town Hall after about 100 meters).
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