Tahara-City Tahara Festival
Date: Oct 11,2026(Sun)、Oct 12(Mon)
Beautiful parade floats and mechanized puppets since the Edo period
The Tahara Festival is known far and wide for its ornate festival floats with mechanized puppets atop, and is said to have started during the Edo period.
Three floats and their mechanized karakuri puppets go on parade together with elegantly decorated portable shrines, while at night, children on the floats perform dances with elaborate hand movements for the crowd.
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Event info
| Date | Sun, Oct 11–Mon, Sep 12, 2026 |
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| Location | Around downtown Tahara City |
| Location | 〒441-3421 17 Hieda, Tahara-cho, Tahara-shi, Aichi Note: • The map shows the location of the Tahara Festival Hall. |
| Inquiries | 0531-23-3516 (Atsumihantou Visitors Bureau) |
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DIRECTIONS
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- By public transportation
- 10-min. walk north from Mikawatahara Station on the Toyotetsu Atsumi Line (board from Shintoyohashi Station, adjacent to Toyohashi Station, which in turn is reachable from Meitetsu or JR Nagoya Station using either Meitetsu Nagoya Line or JR Tokaido Main Line).
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- By car
- Approx. 30 kilometers from Otowa Gamagori Interchange on the Tomei Expressway.
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