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Tsushima City · Tsushima Shrine and Tennogawa Park
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tsushima City · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 25–26, 2026 （Ended） Evening festival from 6 p.m.; morning festival from 9:10 a.m.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- The 4th Saturday of July Fourth Saturday of July (evening festival) and the following Sunday (morning festival); held in light rain
- Venue
- Tsushima Shrine and Tennogawa Park
- City
- Tsushima City, Aichi
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About
On the fourth Saturday of July and the following Sunday, Tsushima Shrine holds its festival on the Tenno River, counted among Japan's three great river festivals. It goes back nearly 600 years and was once timed by the lunar calendar. On Saturday night, the five makiwara boats of Tsushima, each lit with over 500 lanterns, push off and cross the river to the sound of Tsushima flutes, and the lights trembling on the water are the sight of the night. Through the night the boats are re-dressed for the morning, and on Sunday six danjiri boats bearing figures based on Noh plays sail across, led by the Ichie boat. From it, 10 young men holding cloth-wrapped spears jump into the river one after another, swim to the far bank and run to the shrine. The danjiri boat rite is a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and part of a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage listing.
Sources
- OfficialTsushima City www.city.tsushima.lg.jp
- OfficialAichi Prefecture (Aichi Now) aichinow.pref.aichi.jp
- OfficialTsushima Tourism Association tsushima-kankou.com
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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