Okazaki-City Lord Ieyasu Parade

Date : 04/05/2026

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A beautiful portrayal of Okazaki's stunning history

This event offers praise to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who through a number of trials and tribulations, unified Japan and laid the foundation for more than 260 years of peace together with his band of warriors. A cast of 700 citizens parade through Ieyasu's birthplace of Okazaki as warriors, princesses, and other characters.

What to see

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu and his band of warriors galantly parade around the center of Okazaki City accompanied by mounted cavalry. You can even gaze upon a procession by dazzling princesses as well as energetic young warriors and young ladies. As if this weren't enough, the young warriors and young ladies, a matchlock gun brigade, and lancers provide live and seat-gripping performances right on the road where the parades take place.

Special performer: Okazaki tourism program Tokai Onair's Tetsuya-san

Tetsuya-san, from the Tokai Onair program preaching tourism in Okazaki, takes the role of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu this year.

Profile
Born on October 30, 1993. Joins the 6-person creator group Tokai Onair, exploring Okazaki tourism, as group leader in August of 2016 (member of UUUM).

Special performer: Okazaki tourism announcer Genta Aoki-san

Genta Aoki acts as overall MC for stage events and all of the Ieyasu Parade. Genta takes the lead during the parade.

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Born May 7, 1983 in Okazaki City. Active in a variety of ways as an independent announcer (member of LesPros Entertainment), acting as MC for events and making appearances on variety TV programs. Designated as an Okazaki tourism ambassador in April 2023.

Photos courtesy of the city of Okazaki

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: Sun, Apr 5, 2026 Note: • Held even in light rain.
Holding time	: Departing starting point at 2:00 pm (tentative)
Place	: Around the city of Okazaki Course: Approx. 1.5 km from the 2-chome area of Nomi-dori to Oto Riverside Greenery Park (tentative)
Location	: 〒444-0052 2-chome Nomi-dori, Okazaki-shi, Aichi (Lord Ieyasu Parade starting point) Note: • The Access Map shows the location of Okazaki Castle.

Parking	: Check the official site for details on traffic restrictions and parking information.
Phone number	: 0564-64-1637 (Okazaki City Tourist Association, available 9:00 am–5:00 pm)

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

Okazaki City Tourist Association event page (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

To Okazaki Castle:
15-min. walk from Higashi Okazaki Station, reachable from Meitetsu Nagoya Station.

To Oto Riverbank Park:
Approx. 10-min. walk from Higashi Okazaki Station, reachable from Meitetsu Nagoya Station.

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ACCESS MAP

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Keyword: #Ieyasu Parade; #Ieyasu Procession; #Ieyasu Gyoretsu; #Ieyasu; #Tokugawa; #samurai; #Western Mikawa; #Okazaki

INFORMATION ON THE SURROUNDING AREA

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