HOME
Events
Inabu Maple Festival

Inabu Maple Festival

Date : Nov 1–Nov 17, 2024

Get directions on Google Maps

Radiant autumn colors thanks to Inabu's stark temperature differences

The Inabu Maple Festival's stage of Oidaira Park is a dazzling spot for fall colors in the Inabu area of eastern Toyota City. About 520 trees, including traditional maples, Japanese maples, and ginkgoes grow along and around the Nagura River. Artistic colors reflect off the river's surface, complemented by the Kaze no Tsuribashi Suspension Bridge, creating unforgettable views and perfect photo ops.
Within the park is a forest of gigantic trees planted around the Tempo period of the Japanese calendar (1831–1845). There are paths for walking and an atmosphere begging you to take a seat and relax as you admire the beauty.
Every year in November, a "Bazaar of Fall Flavors" and other festivities are held during the Inabu Maple Festival. People flock from around Aichi and other locations in Japan for Oidaira Park's unforgettable scenery and delicious local eats, such as gohei mochi, rice cakes on a stick and covered in a sweet miso sauce.

Event info (partial)

Oidaira Park
• Light show from sundown to 9:00 pm
• Bazaar of Fall Flavors
• Okecha tea ceremony (tea prepared in traditional wooden bucket by the Inabu Bucket Tea Society)

Fall Leaves Photo Scavenger Hunt
Takadoya Wetlands / Oidaira Park / Nagura River path / Donguri no Sato Inabu Rest Stop / Busetsu Castle remains / Iida Kaido Road

Furuhashi Kaikokan Museum's special program
Enjoy a Collaborative Display of Calligraphy/Paintings by a Master Artist from the End of the Shogunate and Meiji Period with Flowers Made of Silkworm Cocoons as well as Simple Living Illustrated by Traditional Landscape Paintings.

Zuiryoji Temple
Enjoy the 4th Inabu Art Collaboration as well as Visiting History and Nature by sculptor Kazuhiro Uno and flower arrangement artist Sankaku Ogawa (weekends and national holidays in Nov)

Many other events are available are planned for the Maple Festival, so don't miss it!

Shuttle bus info
A shuttle bus is available on weekends and national holidays during the Maple Festival period.
• Service times: 10:00 am–4:00 pm
• Route: Outside of Donguri Kobo Workshop–Oidaira Park

> Inabu Maple Festival flyer (Japanese) (PDF: 1.27MB)

EVENT OVERVIEW

Place	Oidaira Park (main venue), Nagura River walking path, and Takadoya Wetlands
Location	〒441-2513 Oidaira, Inabu-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi Note: • The Access Map shows the location of Oidaira Park.
Phone number	0565-77-6283 (Inabu 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.

LINK

ACCESS

Access by public transport

• From Nagoya Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line, transfer at Fushimi Station and get off at Toyotashi Station (direct service to Toyotashi). Transfer to the Oiden Bus (Kaisoku Inabu line) and get off at Michi-no-Eki Donguri no Yu Mae.
• From Meitetsu Nagoya Station, transfer at Chiryu Station and get off at Toyotashi Station. Transfer to Oiden Bus (Kaisoku Inabu line) and get off at Michi-no-Eki Donguri no Yu Mae.
Access by car

From Nagoya (approx. 1 hr. 30 min. [57 km])
From the Tomei Expressway, head south to the nearby Nisshin Junction, change to the Nagoya-Seto Expressway, then to Sanage Green Road (changes naturally). Exit at Chikaraishi Interchange and turn left. Head east on Route 153 until the crossing with Route 257 at Inabu-cho, turning right to head south for 600 m.