Inuyama Festival

Inuyama Festival

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National Treasure Inuyama Castle
Inuyama Festival
Nagashino Battle Flag Festival
Junihitoe Dressing show
Beauty of Japanese sword
Tokugawaen & Hosa library
The Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa Family
Osu Street Performing Festival
Akibasan Fire Festival

The Inuyama Festival is the springtime festival of Haritsuna Shrine, which has been held since the Edo period(1603-1867).The festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday of the first week of April every year.The festival has been designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.In the Owari region, the festival car is usually called "Dashi", but in Inuyama it is called "Yama".Karakuri puppet performances will be held on all 13 of the gorgeous festival cars .Twelve of them are three-story structures, about eight meters high, and the remaining one is ship-shaped.At night, the 365 lanterns of festival cars are lit, and the festival cars parade through Inuyama castle town.

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