Higashiura-Town Higashiura Odai Festival

Date : 04/19/2025

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A festival honoring the mother of Japan's hero

This festival is held far and wide in the town of Higashiura on Odai no Michi Street along the Myotokuji River and in Odai Park. Its main highlight is the Odai Parade, held in honor of Higashiura-born Odai no Kata, birth mother of the final unifier of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Odai no Kata takes the lead in the parade along with related feudal daimyo lords in a scene strait out of a Japanese picture scroll.
The Odai no Michi Street Light Display also takes place, for a surreal scene once night falls.

Odai Parade
• Time: From 9:45 am (approx. 60 min)
Yae cherry blossoms bloom along Odai no Michi Street as Princess Odai no Kata and armor-clad warriors walk along in a stunning procession.

Odai Castle Town (product fair)
• Time: 9:30 am–3:00 pm
• Location: Inside Odai Park
Browse a product fair by Shinshiro City, Kinu'ura Autonomous City, towns connected with Odai no Kata, Higashiura Town Commerce and Industry Association, Higashiura Town Social Welfare Council, Aichi Chita Agricultural Cooperative, Higashiura Town Tourism Association, etc.

Odai Park stage event
• Time: 9:30 am–3:00 pm
• Location: Odai Park Waterside Stage
Enjoy performances by a variety of performers.

Nagashino Shitaragahara Matchlock Rifle Brigade
• Time: 12:10 pm–12:35 pm
• Location: Odai Park Lawn
Olden-time matchlock guns are planned to fire off rounds with gun powder in a demonstration inside Odai Park. Watch in awe as the Nagashino Shitaragahara Matchlock Rifle Brigade offers an action-packed display.

Note:
• Please note that the firing of matchlock guns is very loud. Event holders apologize for any inconvenience to those living nearby.

Fun-filled stage events!

Odai Castle Main Precinct Stage events
• Time: 9:30 am–3:00 pm
• Location: Odai Park Waterside Stage
This year's stage event highlight is a collaborative event by Yurie Kozakai, Chita Musume, and Odai-chan. Yurie Kozakai, who will be taking on roles in Higashiura offers a live performance while the Chita Musume characters too take to the stage. From 1:30 pm, get some of Higashiura's delicious eats during the Going to War in Kabuto Helmets: Odai Gourmet Lottery, featuring the town's mascot Odai-chan.
Look forward to seat-gripping performance shows with princesses and warriors with ties to Odai no Kata.

Odai Castle Second Precinct Stage events
• Time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm
• Location: Aeon Mall Higashiura Central Court
The Kariya Castle Warrior Entertainment Brigade and Princess Samurai of JAPAN group offer an acrobatic battle performance. Chita Musume characters join in to bring a new level of excitement to the Odai Festival.

Hattori Hanzo and the Ninjas

Kariya Castle Warrior Entertainment Brigad

Odai no Michi Street Light Display
• Dates and time: Around 6:00 pm–9:00 pm; Tue, Apr 1–Sun, Apr 20, 2025
The gentle flicker of lanterns light up Odai no Michi Street

Nighttime Cherry Blossom and Bamboo Lanter Festival
• Date and time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm; Fri, Apr 18, 2025
• Location: Odai no Michi Street Saikai Plaza
Enjoy a bamboo lantern-lit Odai no Michi Street on the evening before the Odai Festival.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: Sat, Apr 19, 2025 Note: • Events to be held at a smaller scale should rainy weather occur with the parade and rituals planned to be held at Aeon Mall Higashiura.
Holding time	: 9:30 am–3:00 pm
Place	: Odai Park and Odai no Michi Street
Location	: 〒470-2102 2-1 Shamida, Ogawa, Higashiura-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi
Fee	: Free of charge Note: • Prices are subject to change. Check the official site, etc. for the most up-to-date information.

Parking	: Available
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 0562-83-6118 (Higashiura Town Odai Festival Promotion Council)

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

Higashiura Town event page (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

15-min. walk southwest from Ogawa Station on the JR Taketoyo Line.
Access by car

Approx. 10 min. east from Higashiura Chita Interchange on the Chitahanto Road.