Kiyosu-City Owari Nishi-Biwajima Festival

Date : 05/30/2025 - 06/01/2025

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Five gorgeous floats in a parade with more than 200 years of history

Beautiful parade floats announce the arrival of summer at the beginning of each June during the Owari Nishi-Biwajima Festival. These five floats ornately decorated with lacquer and gold leaf proceed down a historic Mino Road packed with vendors, offering karakuri mechanized doll performances along the way. In the evening, candle-lit lanterns adorn the floats for a new spectacle and beauty different than that during the daytime.
Plus, on Saturday night, the earliest fireworks festival in Aichi Prefecture offers another kind of breathtaking energy to the already spellbinding festival.
This year, from 10:30 am on Sunday, June 1, all five floats come together for the first time during the festival ceremony.

Date	: Fri, May 30–Sun, Jun 1, 2025
Holding time	: • Fri, May 30: 4:00 pm–9:00 pm • Sat, May 31: 12:00 pm–9:00 pm • Sun, Jun 1: 9:00 am–9:00 pm
Place	: • Festival venue: Area along Mino Road in Nishi-Biwajima Town, Kiyosu City • Festival ceremony: Under the bridge at Ton'ya-machi Intersection
Location	: Along Mino Road from Nishi-Biwajima area to the Shinkawa area

Date

: Fri, May 30–Sun, Jun 1, 2025

Holding time

: • Fri, May 30: 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
• Sat, May 31: 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
• Sun, Jun 1: 9:00 am–9:00 pm

Place

: • Festival venue: Area along Mino Road in Nishi-Biwajima Town, Kiyosu City
• Festival ceremony: Under the bridge at Ton'ya-machi Intersection

Location

: Along Mino Road from Nishi-Biwajima area to the Shinkawa area

Parking	: No parking lots near the venue. Take the train and other public transportation to the festival.
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 052-400-2911 (Kiyosu City Tourism Association [part of the Industry Section, Kiyosu City Hall])

Parking

: No parking lots near the venue. Take the train and other public transportation to the festival.

Restrooms

: Available

Phone number

: 052-400-2911 (Kiyosu City Tourism Association [part of the Industry Section, Kiyosu City Hall])

ACCESS

Access by public transport: 5-min. walk west from Nishi Biwajima Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line (board the train bound for Inuyama from Meitetsu Nagoya Station).

Access by car: Use public transportation if possible due to the lack of parking facilities.

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