Kuwana Ishidori Matsuri
Billed as Japan's noisiest festival: dozens of lantern-lit festival cars thunder through Kuwana to a relentless din of drums and gongs deep into the night.
时间 · 地点
- 时间
- 2026/08/02 09:30 – 2026/08/02
- 地点
- Kuwana Sosha (Kasuga) Shrine and central Kuwana（Honmachi 46, Kuwana City, Mie）
- 城市
- Nagoya
- 交通
- 10-min walk from JR/Kintetsu Kuwana Station.
- 费用
- 免费
- 主办方
- Kuwana Sosha (Kasuga) Shrine
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- 10-min walk from JR/Kintetsu Kuwana Station. 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, night owls
亮点
- Lantern-decked festival cars (saisha)
- Thunderous all-night drums and gongs
- Hanaguruma procession from 22:00 on Honraku
由来与背景
A UNESCO-listed float festival of Kuwana Sosha Shrine, held on the first Sunday of August (Honraku) and the preceding Saturday (Shiraku).
温馨提示
The Honraku night of the first Sunday is loudest — bring ear protection if sensitive.