Arimatsu Osanpo Kippu

Events

Town Events

During the season, Arimatsu holds shrine rites, festivals and community events. All of them are free to attend and need no booking. Come across the everyday life of the town, and its annual occasions, while you are out walking.

None of the events on this page are organised by us. They are run by local shrines, preservation societies, shopping streets and other groups, and this site does not take registrations or bookings for them. Dates and content may change or be cancelled at the organiser’s discretion or because of the weather.

October

  • Three festival floats standing side by side against a backdrop of trees, with pullers in matching happi coats and headbands in front of them.
    Photo from a previous year.　Courtesy of Arimatsu Tenmansha Bunreiko Festival Association

    Oct 4 SUN No booking · Free

    Arimatsu Tenmansha Autumn Festival (Dashi Float Festival)

    Time
    10:00-14:00, 18:30-21:00ごろ
    Place
    Along the old Tokaido in Arimatsu
    Organiser
    Arimatsu Tenmansha Bunreiko Festival Association Organiser’s site

    Three festival floats, designated Intangible Folk Cultural Properties by the City of Nagoya, are pulled along the old Tokaido through Arimatsu. After dark each float is hung with its own distinctive lanterns and processes gracefully through the town.

    • The floats do not run in the rain.
    Details (organiser’s site) Programs on Oct 4 (Sun)
  • Yellow bunting strung across the foreground, with a torii gate, market tents and visitors softly blurred behind it.
    Photo from a previous year.　Courtesy of Arimatsu Chushin Yamori LLC

    Oct 31 SAT – Nov 1 SUN No booking · Free

    ARIMATSUKET

    Time
    10:00-16:00
    Place
    Oct 31 (Sat) moss ARIMATSU only Nov 1 (Sun) Arimatsu Tenmansha Shrine + moss ARIMATSU
    Organiser
    Arimatsu Yamori LLC

    Meet, learn, discover. ARIMATSUKET is a hands-on market centred on the grounds of Arimatsu Tenmansha Shrine, where visitors can get close to the town's craft culture.

    • Held in light rain.
    Details (organiser’s site) Programs on Oct 31 (Sat) Programs on Nov 1 (Sun)
  • Dozens of bamboo lanterns carved with shibori patterns standing in front of a machiya at night, glowing orange from within.
    Photo from a previous year.　Courtesy of Arimatsu Michiakari

    Oct 31 SAT – Nov 1 SUN No booking · Free

    Arimatsu Michiakari (Bamboo Lantern Night)

    Time
    17:30-20:00
    Place
    Nishimachi, along the old Tokaido, and the precincts of Gionji Temple
    Organiser
    Arimatsu Michiakari

    Arimatsu Michiakari lights up the historic streetscape with bamboo lanterns that everyone makes together. Come and see the changing face of Arimatsu in their dreamlike glow.

    • Held in light rain.
    Details (organiser’s site) Programs on Oct 31 (Sat) Programs on Nov 1 (Sun)

Please contact the organiser directly. For anything about an individual event — start times, what happens in the rain, details on the day — please ask the organiser. We are not able to answer on their behalf. The organiser’s own announcements (official site, social media, notices posted locally) are the primary source for the latest information.

Programs that require booking are listed separately. Shibori workshops, guided tours and anything else that needs advance booking and payment is gathered under Experience Programs. Those differ from the events on this page in both how you apply and who runs them.

For events you book and take part in, see the experience programs.

See the experience programs