murmurToyohashi Gion Festival
Toyohashi City · Yoshida Shrine, the Toyogawa riverbank and central Toyohashi
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Toyohashi Gion Festival Supporting Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 17–19, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid July
- How the date is set
- The 3rd Friday of July Hand-held fireworks on the third Friday of July, the fireworks show on the following Saturday, and the main rites and portable-shrine procession on Sunday
- Venue
- Yoshida Shrine, the Toyogawa riverbank and central Toyohashi
- City
- Toyohashi City, Aichi
About
Yoshida Shrine's annual festival fills summer in Toyohashi with fireworks. Mikawa developed a knack for pyrotechnics because it once handled gunpowder for the Tokugawa shogunate, and Toyohashi is considered the home of the region's tezutsu, fireworks held in the hands. On Friday evening, giant tubes, scattering fireballs and tezutsu are set off as offerings inside the shrine grounds. On Saturday a big fireworks display lights up the sky over the Toyogawa River, a show known since the Edo period as the fireworks festival of Mikawa Yoshida. On Sunday a portable shrine is paraded through the city. The shrine honors Susanoo, the festival is said to have begun in 1124, and a supporters' group of volunteers from eight parish neighborhoods runs it.
Sources
- OfficialToyohashi Gion Festival Supporting Association www.toyohashigion.org
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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