Mt. Horaiji Maple Festival
Date: Nov 1,2025(Sat) ～ Nov 30(Sun)
The vivid colors of autumn invite you to take in a warm moment
Mt. Horaiji is known as a top place to enjoy splendid autumn leaves and as an area inhabited by Aichi's prefectural bird: the oriental scops owl. The mountain itself is famous around Japan for its beauty and is designated a natural monument with its mountainscapes offering an intimate look into Japanese nature.
It is also known as a spiritual mountain with old Horaiji Temple established halfway up around 1,300 years ago. A lengthy 1,425 stone stair pathway leads to the temple from the foot of the mountain and is home to an 800-year-old, 60-meter-tall cedar tree resembling an umbrella, which is one of the current tallest such tree in Japan. Upon ascending the almost innumerable steps, you come to a clearing with a view of the Okumikawa region's abundant and healing nature.
The temple's Niomon Gate was erected by Japan's Tokugawa Iemitsu of the famous Tokugawa shogun line in 1651 and is designated an national important cultural property.
Event info
Horai Fire Festival
• Period: Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Events/vendors
• Period: Sun, Nov 23 (national holiday), 2025 (events canceled with vendors available should rainy weather occur)
Check the Shinshiro City Tourism Association's Mt. Horaiji Maple Festival page for event details.
EVENT OVERVIEW
| Place | Area around Mt. Horaiji |
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| Location | 〒441-1944 Horaiji Kadoya, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi Note: • The Access Map shows the location of Mt. Horaiji. |
| Parking | Available (Approx. 1,300 spaces. Available for a fee on weekends and national holidays.) Notes: • JPY 1,000/vehicle on Sun, Nov 23 (national holiday). • The Mt. Horaiji Parkway Parking Lot requires a fee no matter the time. • Use public transportation when possible as the parking lot fills up every year. |
| Restrooms | Available (available for use by disabled persons) |
| Phone number | 0536-21-0015 (Shinshiro 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.
ACCESS
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- Access by public transport
- From Toyohashi Station (board the JR Tokaido Main Line or Meitetsu Nagoya Line from Nagoya Station), take the JR Iida Line to Hon-Nagashino Station. Get off and take the Toyotetsu Bus bound for the Mt. Horaiji peak. Get off at the final stop, then walk 5 min. to the temple and shrines.
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- Access by car
- Approx. 25 min. (14 km) northeast from Shinshiro Interchange on the Shin-Tomei Expressway via Routes 151, 32, 389, and 524, then Mt. Horaiji Parkway.
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