The Four Seasons of Toyokawa

Four Seasons

Main Festival

The Four Seasons of Toyokawa

Toyokawa is located in the middle of an area typical of the Pacific climate. Fine weather is common, rainfall is adequate and snow is rare. The four seasons are clearly defined with the beautiful scenery of each season seen throughout the city.

There are also festivals for each season. In addition to traditional festivals dedicated to daring Tezutsu fireworks (large hand-held fountain fireworks) there are new civic festivals such as the "Oiden Festival," the "Tezutsu Festival" and others. Moreover, there are many sight-seeing spots such as historical legacies like "Toyokawa Inari," one of the three major Inari shrines famous throughout Japan, and the "Goyu Pine Tree-Lined Street" reminiscent of the former "Tokaido" as well as Akatsukasan Park home of "Gyogyo Land" fresh water aquarium.

Main Festival in Toyokawa

Name	Location	Time
Otaue Festival	Zaikaiji	January 3
Monju Festival	Zaikaiji	Last Sunday of March
Toyokawa Cherry Blossom Festival	Cherry Blossom tunnel, Sanagawa river	from late March to early April
Unagoji Festival (Young Leaves Festival)	Ushikubo Hachimansha	Saturday and Sunday closest to April 7, 8
Kaza Festival	Utarijinja Shrine	Second Saturday and Sunday in April
Hachimangu shrine Great Festival	Yawata Hachimangu	Second Saturday and Sunday in April
Kobanomitsubatsutsuji Festival	Fujijinja Shrine, Zenjuzenji	from early to middle April
Togajinja Shrine Great Festival	Togajinja Shrine	May 3 to 5
Toyokawa Inari Great Spring Festival (Harvest Prayer Festival)	Toyokawa Inari	May 4, 5
Toyokawa Citizen's Festival/Oiden Festival	Toyokawa Sports Park	Fourth Saturday and Sunday in May
Toyokawa Summer Festival Shinyujinja Shrine Great Festival	Toyokawa Shinyujinja Shrine	Friday, Saturday and Sunday closest to July 20
Koh Summer Festival	Oyashirojinja Shrine	Last Saturday and Sunday in July
Goyu Summer Festival Goyu Shrine Great Festival	Goyu Shrine	First Saturday and Sunday in August
Mitama Festival	Toyokawa Inari	August 7, 8
Amagoi Festival	Miyajitenjinsha Shrine	Third Saturday and Sunday in August
Toyokawa Civic Festival Toyokawa Tezutsu Festival	Toyokawa Sports Park	Fourth Friday and Saturday in August
Daimyo's Retinue	Sugimorihachimansha Shrine	Second Sunday in October
Akasaka Kabuki	Sugimorihachimansha Shrine	October
Toyokawa Great Fall Festival	Toyokawa Inari	November 22, 23
Miyajisan Momiji Festival	Miyajisan Mountain First Parking Lot	From middle to late November
Donki (Fire Protection Annual Festival)	Choshoji	Third Sunday in December

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