亮点
- Kite-fighting battles between ~170 districts
- Illuminated palace-style floats at night
- Held every May 3–5, drawing ~1 million visitors
由来与背景
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.
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Bus from JR Hamamatsu Station to the Nakatajima dunes; floats parade near the station at night. Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, families, groups of friends
温馨提示
See the kite battles by day at the dunes, then the lit floats downtown at night — they're at different venues.
交通
Nakatajima Sand Dunes (kite battles) and downtown Hamamatsu (float parade) — Nakatajima-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka