Hekinan-City Hekinan City Iris Festival

Date : 05/24/2025 - 06/08/2025

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A festival centered around Hekinan City's pride and joy

Aburagafuchi is Aichi Prefecture's largest natural lake and marshland. The northern area is home to a park with a 18,000-m² garden full of Hekinan City's flower, the iris. Thirteen thousand plants of 80 varieties inhabit the garden and become the center of attention during the city's major event, the Iris Festival, held from late May to mid-June each year.
Once the sun goes down during the festival period, the lights are turned up to illuminate the beautiful blossoms in addition to numerous events. Plus, each weekend during the festival sees food trucks and stalls as well as street performers and everything else a fun-filled festival could want!

Event info

Opening of Oninji Temple Main Hall
• Dates and times: 9:00 am–4:00 pm, every day during the event period

Note:
• Commemorative temple stamps are not normally available as there is no priest residing at the temple.

Food trucks and street performances
• Dates and times: 9:00 am–5:00 pm every weekend during the event period
• Location: Aburagafuchi Park

Choice wood craft exhibit
Crafts are put on display and available for sale in addition to strung tsurushibina decoration and illustrated postcard exhibits.
• Dates and time: 10:00 am–5:00 pm; Fri, May 30–Sun, Jun 1, 2025
• Location: Nishibata Shimo Community Center Parking Lot

Namba lantern illumination
Namba lanterns grace the entire Iris Festival area, lighting up the night. A bubble-blowing performance and surreal atmosphere grace this year's festivities.
• Date and time: Sundown–around 9:00 pm; Sat, May 31, 2025
• Location: Festival venue

Notes:
• Canceled should rainy weather occur.
• Should cancellation occur, a statement will be made on the Hekinan Tourism Association website or Instagram page by 6:00 pm the previous day of the event.

Twilight Walk
Walk the Iris Path at twilight as you enjoy the sounds of traditional Japanese court music and namba lanterns. Food is available for purchase as well as a target shooting event.
• Date and time: Sundown–around 8:30 pm; Sat, May 31, 2025
• Location: Nishibata Shimo Community Center Parking Lot and Oninji Temple

Meitetsu Hiking
Enjoy the colors of irises along two courses around the Aburafuchi waterside and Oninji Temple.
• Dates: Sat, May 31–Sun, Jun 1, 2025
Details available here (External link. Japanese only.)

Tea ceremony
• Date and time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm: Sun, Jun 1, 2025
• Location: Oninji Temple Main Hall
• Price: JPY 600/session (with Japanese confection)
• Guide: Munetoki Sugiura of the Sohen tea ceremony school

Shakuhachi performance
Enjoy a wonderful performance of the shakuhachi, a Japanese instrument with 1,300 years of history.
• Date and times: 1:00 pm–1:40 pm, 3:00 pm–3:40 pm; Sun, Jun 1, 2025
• Location: Aburagafuchi Park

Hekinan and the #PerfectDayForCoffee Treasure Hunt
Take part in a treasure hunt accented with the flavors of coffee during the Wisteria Festival.
• Period: Fri, Mar 21–Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Details available here (External link. Japanese only.)

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: Sat, May 24–Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Holding time	: Light display: Sunset–9:00 pm
Place	: Area around Aburagafuchi Park and Oninji Temple
Location	: 〒447-0083 2-72 Aburafuchi-machi, Hekinan-shi, 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, free of charge (140 spaces at the parking lot below Oninji Temple and Aburagafuchi Waterside Park Parking Lot)
Phone number	: 0566-95-9894 (Hekinan 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

Hekinan Tourism Association event page (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Kita Shinkawa Station on the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, take the Kurukuru City Route Bus (free of charge) to Aburagafuchi Yuenchi Bus Stop (approx. 30-min. ride).
Access by car

Approx. 20 min. from Agui Interchange on Chitahanto Road.

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