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2026/09/13

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Nagoya Ramen Festival

The Tokai region's largest ramen festival features 30 restaurants showcasing regional bowls and specialty dishes from February onward.

Nagoya · 3–23 Feb 2027

Area & Points of Interest · Aichi · Chubu

Korankei

A gorge on the Tomoe River at Asuke in Aichi, planted with momiji maples in the 17th century and now one of the best known places in Japan for autumn colour.

Toyota

Festival · Aichi · Chubu

Hadaka Matsuri

Historic purification festival where nearly-naked men engage in a spirited struggle to touch the selected Naoi-nin, symbolizing the cleansing of misfortune.

Inazawa · 1 Mar 2027

Shrine · Aichi · Chubu

Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi, Aichi, dates to 1124, stood within Yoshida Castle under its lords, and is known as the birthplace of tezutsu hand-held fireworks.

Toyohashi

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1 US Dollar¥154.1
1 Euro¥178.6
1 Singapore Dollar¥121.5
1 Australian Dollar¥110.5

Reference rates · 2026/09/11

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Food Fair

Nagoya Ramen Festival

The Tokai region's largest ramen festival features 30 restaurants showcasing regional bowls and specialty dishes from February onward.

3–23 Feb 2027Nagoya · Aichi

Festival

Hadaka Matsuri

Historic purification festival where nearly-naked men engage in a spirited struggle to touch the selected Naoi-nin, symbolizing the cleansing of misfortune.

1 Mar 2027Inazawa · Aichi

Festival

Harvest Festival

A spring fertility rite centered on a symbolic wooden offering features portable shrine processions as communities pray for abundant harvests and prosperity of future generations.

15 Mar 2027Komaki · Aichi

Festival

Inuyama Festival

Historic shrine festival featuring thirteen elaborate floats equipped with mechanical puppets performing traditional ceremonies on the first weekend of April.

4–5 Apr 2027Inuyama · Aichi

Festival

Ono Festival

A traditional spring festival held over two days features three decorated floats and karakuri puppets, with origins dating to the Edo period.

3–4 May 2027Tokoname · Aichi

Festival

Toyohashi Gion Festival

Held annually in Toyohashi, Aichi, the Gion Festival combines tezutsu hand-held fireworks with the Yoritomo Procession, and dates back to the Edo period.

17–19 Jul 2027Toyohashi · Aichi

Food Fair

SAKAE SAKE SQUARE 2026

A three-day festival in Nagoya presents over 140 sake labels from 50 breweries, sampling Aichi and Gifu summer sake varieties served neat, on rocks, or as highballs.

18–20 Jul 2027Nagoya · Aichi

Festival

Tenno Matsuri

A 600-year-old river festival in Tsushima, Aichi, held each July, where lantern-lit boats float down the Tenno River to traditional flute music, honouring the deity Gozu Tenno.

25–26 Jul 2027Tsushima · Aichi

Expo & Convention

World Cosplay Summit 2027

Since 2003, teams from around forty countries have gathered in Nagoya each year to compete in handmade costumes and stage performance for the title of Grand Champion.

12–14 Nov 2027Nagoya · Aichi

Area & Points of Interest

Korankei

A gorge on the Tomoe River at Asuke in Aichi, planted with momiji maples in the 17th century and now one of the best known places in Japan for autumn colour.

Toyota · Aichi

Castle

Nagoya Castle

Castle constructed in 1612 as the center of a major Edo-era post station, destroyed in World War II bombing but reconstructed since 1957.

Nagoya · Aichi

Castle

Inuyama Castle

Castle with a watchtower believed to be Japan's oldest tenshu, dating to the 1580s and rebuilt multiple times before being seized after the Meiji Restoration.

Inuyama · Aichi

Shrine

Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi, Aichi, dates to 1124, stood within Yoshida Castle under its lords, and is known as the birthplace of tezutsu hand-held fireworks.

Toyohashi · Aichi

Shrine

Tsushima Shrine

Head shrine of a nationwide network of about 3,000 Tsushima temples, worshipping the deities Gozutennō and Susanoo with legendary origins in the third century BCE.

Tsushima · Aichi

Shrine

Owari Okunitama Shrine

Owari Okunitama Shrine is the regional guardian of Owari Province, enshrining the sacred land spirit revered for protection of agriculture and commerce since the Nara period.

Inazawa · Aichi

Zoo & Wildlife

Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Large combination zoo and botanical garden in Nagoya established in 1937 with 450 animal species and 7,000 plant species across nearly 60 hectares.

Nagoya · Aichi

Amusement Park

Legoland Japan Resort

Japan's first Legoland theme park with seven zones featuring rides, LEGO-brick recreations of Japanese landmarks, and a miniature town recreation.

Nagoya · Aichi

Zoo & Wildlife

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Japan's largest aquarium by tank capacity and floor area, featuring a massive dolphin show tank and research programs for penguins and sea turtles.

Nagoya · Aichi

Museum

Tokugawa Art Museum

Tokugawa Art Museum houses the Owari Tokugawa Family's 10,000+ artworks, including nine National Treasures and the Tale of Genji Illustrated Scrolls, opened in 1935.

Nagoya · Aichi

Castle

Kiyosu Castle

Kiyosu Castle, linked to Oda Nobunaga's Sengoku rise, was built 1394-1427 to protect highway crossroads and was partially reconstructed in 1989 to mark the city's centennial.

Kiyosu · Aichi

Museum

Meiji-mura

An open-air museum in Aichi preserving over 60 buildings from Japan's Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa periods, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel.

Inuyama · Aichi

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