Kiyosu-City Owari Nishi-Biwajima Festival
Date: Jun 5,2026(Fri) ～ Jun 7(Sun)
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 Friday night, the earliest fireworks festival in Aichi Prefecture offers another kind of breathtaking energy to the already spellbinding festival.
This year, from 10:00 am on Sunday, June 7, a festival ceremony takes place at the Ikoi no Hiroba Plaza with a sake barrel opening and traditional Japanese folk songs.
Five festival floats
• Hashizume Town: Ogishi Float
• Ton'ya Town: Yoritomo Float
• Higashi-Rokken Town: Taiko Float
• Nishi-Rokken Town: Kojin Float
• Irinishi Town: Raiko Float
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Event info
| Date | Fri, Jun 5–Sun, Jun 7, 2026 |
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| Time | • Fri, Jun 5: 4:00 pm–9:00 pm • Sat,Jun 6: 12:00 pm–9:00 pm • Sun, Jun 7: 9:00 am–9:00 pm |
| Location | • Festival venue: Area along Mino Road in Nishi-Biwajima Town, Kiyosu City • Festival ceremony: Ikoi no Hiroba Plaza • Fireworks: Shonaigawa River Land |
| Location | Along Mino Road from Nishi-Biwajima area to the Shinkawa area |
| Parking | No parking lots at the festival venue. Take the train and other public transportation to the festival. |
| Restrooms | Available |
| Inquiries | 052-400-2959 (Nishi-Biwajima Town Festival Promotion Office [part of the Industry Section, Kiyosu City Hall]) |
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DIRECTIONS
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- By public transportation
- 5-min. walk west from Nishi Biwajima Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line (board the train bound for Inuyama from Meitetsu Nagoya Station).
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- By car
- Use public transportation if possible due to the lack of parking facilities.
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