murmurSobue Ginkgo Festival
Inazawa City · Sobue Ginnan Park and Yūsen-ji Temple, Sobue, Inazawa
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Sobue Ginkgo Festival Executive Committee (Sobue Chamber of Commerce) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Nov 21–29, 2026 9:00–16:00 (weekdays until 15:00); illumination 17:00–20:00 at Ginnan Park
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually about nine days in late November
- Venue
- Sobue Ginnan Park and Yūsen-ji Temple, Sobue, Inazawa
- City
- Inazawa City, Aichi
About
Sobue, a district of Inazawa with over 11,000 ginkgo trees, holds this festival when the leaves turn gold. Start at Sobue Ginnan Park: stroll the ginkgo-lined path, then climb the observation tower to look out over a sea of yellow. Between Yusen-ji Temple and Meitetsu Yamazaki Station you can find trees more than 200 years old and the parent tree of the Kuju ginkgo variety. After dark the park's trees are illuminated (except on the final day). Over 260,000 people came the year before. The festival runs in light rain but is cancelled in a storm. Yamazaki Station on the Meitetsu Bisai Line is right next to the grounds, so the train is the easiest option. It is organized by a local festival committee.
Sources
- OfficialSobue Ginkgo Festival Executive Committee (Sobue Chamber of Commerce) sobue.or.jp
- OfficialAichi Now (Aichi Prefecture Tourism and Convention Bureau) aichinow.pref.aichi.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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