murmurIeyasu-ko Procession (Okazaki Cherry Blossom Festival)
Okazaki City · Nomidori 2-chome intersection to the Otogawa riverside park near Okazaki Castle
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Okazaki Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Apr 5, 2026 （Ended） Procession starts at 14:00 (departure ceremony at Daiju-ji Temple from 13:00)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early April
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Held during the Okazaki Cherry Blossom Festival; the date is announced each year
- Venue
- Nomidori 2-chome intersection to the Otogawa riverside park near Okazaki Castle
- City
- Okazaki City, Aichi
About
During the Okazaki Cherry Blossom Festival, around 700 local residents, with mounted riders among them, march through central Okazaki in this spring procession. It honors Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Mikawa samurai who served him, including his four great generals, and in 2026 its name changed from Ieyasu Gyoretsu to Ieyasu-ko Gyoretsu. At the front are the warlord and princess roles, cast through public auditions, followed by colorful princess processions and groups of boy warriors and girls. Musket and spear units stage demonstrations along the route. A send-off ceremony is held beforehand at Daiju-ji, a temple linked to Ieyasu, and the finish at the Otogawa riverside has stage events. It costs nothing to watch.
Sources
- OfficialOkazaki Tourism Association okazaki-kanko.jp
- OfficialAichi Prefecture Tourism (Aichi Now) 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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.