Festivals in central Japan (Chūbu)
Dates are computed from each festival’s rule, so future years work too
4 · Gifu, Toyama, Nagano
- 14–15 April 2027Gifu
Takayama Spring Festival
春の高山祭(山王祭)
Hie Shrine's rite, with mechanical-puppet floats moving through the old Hida town.
- 1–3 September 2027Toyama
Owara Kaze no Bon
おわら風の盆
Three nights in which a hillside town fills with wordless dance, to kokyū and shamisen.
- 9–10 October 2027Gifu
Takayama Autumn Festival
秋の高山祭(八幡祭)
Sakurayama Hachimangū's rite — Takayama's other festival, with a different set of floats.
- 1–3 April 2028Nagano
Onbashira
御柱祭
Once every six years, giant firs are dragged from the mountain and raised at the corners of Suwa Taisha. Next: 2028.