Hamamatsu Matsuri 2027 (Kite Festival)
Giant kites duel over the Nakatajima dunes by day; by night, illuminated palace-style floats and brass bands fill downtown Hamamatsu.
Quand · Où
- Quand
- 2027/05/03 01:00 – 2027/05/05
- Où
- Nakatajima Sand Dunes (kite battles) and downtown Hamamatsu (float parade)（Nakatajima-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka）
- Ville
- Partout au Japon
- Y aller
- Bus from JR Hamamatsu Station to the Nakatajima dunes; floats parade near the station at night.
- Prix
- Gratuit
- Organisateur
- Hamamatsu Matsuri Organizing Committee
Bon à savoir avant d’y aller
- Y aller
- Bus from JR Hamamatsu Station to the Nakatajima dunes; floats parade near the station at night. Ouvrir l’itinéraire dans Google Maps ↗
- Réservation & entrée
- Gratuit : détails sur la page officielle (bouton ci-dessus).
- Langue
- Principalement en japonais : une appli de traduction sur le téléphone aide.
- Idéal pour
- amateurs de culture, familles, groupes d’amis
À ne pas manquer
- Kite-fighting battles between ~170 districts
- Illuminated palace-style floats at night
- Held every May 3–5, drawing ~1 million visitors
Origine & histoire
Said to trace back to a 16th-century kite raised to celebrate a feudal lord's child, it is now Hamamatsu's great citizens' festival.
Bon à savoir
See the kite battles by day at the dunes, then the lit floats downtown at night — they're at different venues.