Northern Area
Nagoya Castle Summer Festival
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The go-to summer event at Nagoya Castle
The Nagoya Castle Summer Festival is the castle's must-see summer event. Castle hours are lengthened into the night with a giant communal bon dance and all sorts of other fun, festive events.
Great bon dance
6:00 pm–8:00 pm; Sat, Aug 10–Sun, Aug 18
Crowd around the original center stage made entirely of Japanese cypress in a grand communal Owari/Nagoya-style bon dance full of history, style, and originality as only the area can offer! An illuminated castle keep creates a dazzling backdrop for a communal dance lasting nine crazy days! Plus, Friday, August 16th serves as Grampus Day for a collaborative 2024 Shachi Festival.
Kinshachiza
4:00 pm–8:30 pm; Sat, Aug 10–Sun, Aug 18
This limited-time event offers all sorts of fun based on the theme of "Eating, Playing, and Learning". Enjoy Nagoya Castle as only summer can offer.
Note:
• Changes and cancellation may occur due to weather and other factors.
Details
| Schedule |
Sat, Aug 10–Sun, Aug 18, 2024 Note: • Event changes and cancellation may occur due to weather and other factors. |
|---|---|
| Time | 9:00 am–8:30 pm (Gates open until 9:00 pm. Admission to Hommaru Palace, Southwest Corner Watchtower [limited-time opening], and the Nishinomaru Okura Museum until 4:00 pm.) • Grand Bon Dance: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm • Kinshachiza: 4:00 pm–8:30 pm |
| Venue | Nagoya Castle Note: • Admission to castle keep currently unavailable. |
| Cost | Spectator price Adults: JPY 500 Junior high school ages and younger: Free of charge Note: • Visitors in yukata summer kimono or other traditional Japanese clothing may enter for JPY 400. • Senior citizens residing in Nagoya (with a Senior Citizens' Handbook) may enter for JPY 100. • Visitors with a Certificate of Disability may enter free of charge (including up to two caregivers). |
| Contact | Nagoya Castle Administrative Office |
| TEL | +81-52-231-1700 |
| Home Page | https://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/en/ |
| Access | By subway: 5-min. walk from Exit 7 of Nagoyajo 'Nagoya Castle' Station on the Meijo Line. By city bus: • Near Nagoyajo Seimon Mae Bus Stop on the Sakae 13 Line (Sakae–Yasui-cho Nishi) • Available via Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus Me~guru • 5-min. walk from Shiyakusho (City Hall) Bus Stop on Main Line No. 2. By Meitetsu train: 15-min. walk from Higashi Ote Station on the Seto Line. Note: • Roads are expected to experience high levels of congestion during the Nagoya Castle Summer Festival (Sat, Aug 10–Sun, Aug 18). Use public transportation if possible. |
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