murmurHana Matsuri of Nakazaike, Toei
Toei Town · Meijuso community hall, Nakazaike, Toei
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Toei Town (Official Hana Matsuri Site) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid December
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Toei's Hana Matsuri are held in each district between November and January; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Meijuso community hall, Nakazaike, Toei
- City
- Toei Town, Aichi
About
This is the Hana Matsuri of Nakazaike, one district of Toei. The Hana Matsuri of Oku-Mikawa are sacred rites said to have lasted over 700 years and are a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property; in Toei, districts take turns holding them from November to January. Nakazaike is a tiny hamlet of about nine households, and with help from neighbors the dancing goes on from morning into the night. Look for the Flower Dance, where young dancers make their entrance on adults' shoulders, and for the extra-large axes carried by the Sakaki-oni and Yamawari-oni demons. In the morning demon segment, Mokichi-oni swings a mallet to knock down a lucky "beehive." The Sakaki-oni and the yubayashi hot-water dance are the main draws. The festival came here from Ashikomi in 1872, reportedly the only Hana Matsuri whose route of transmission is on record.
Sources
- OfficialToei Town (Official Hana Matsuri Site) www.town.toei.aichi.jp
- OfficialToei Tourism and Town Development Association www.toeinavi.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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