Latest Events in Inazawa(June Updated)

The Inazawa Hydrangea Festival is held at the Otsuka Seikaiji Historical Park. The park is planted with various hydrangea varieties, including wild hydrangeas, mountain hydrangeas, and western hydrangeas. In June, the entire park is adorned with blooming hydrangeas, creating a beautiful spectacle. Seikaiji Temple also preserves many precious cultural relics, allowing visitors to stroll through the park, appreciating history, culture, and natural scenery while enjoying artistic enrichment.

The Inazawa Sand Sculpture Festival is an annual theme-changing exhibition featuring large-scale sand sculptures made from sand collected from the Kiso River dunes. This year's exhibition, themed "From the Past to the Future – The Starting Point of the Next 100 Years," features numerous large-scale sculptures. There's also a sand painting corner and a variety of other activities!

In Kusabue-cho, Inazawa City, over 10,000 ginkgo trees have turned the entire neighborhood golden, creating a magnificent spectacle. While the common autumn reds are beautiful, the golden ginkgo trees throughout the city, and especially the 200-year-old ginkgo trees near Yusenji Temple and Meitetsu Yamazaki Station, are truly breathtaking. Be sure to climb to the observation deck of Kusabue Ginnan Park to admire this golden ginkgo forest.

The Kokufu Palace Naked Festival is a naked festival held at the Kokufu Palace in Aichi Prefecture. It is a traditional sacrificial ceremony held annually in the area, attracting tens of thousands of people to participate. The Kokufu Palace Naked Festival is listed as one of the three major festivals in Japan. It is held on the 13th day of the first lunar month every year and is a very important traditional memorial event in the Owari area of ​​Aichi, Japan.