Nagoya Minato Matsuri

Saturday or Sunday or national holiday around July21

Nagoya Minato Festival was started in 1946 to encourage people and wish the rising from the desolation by the World War II.
I recommend you to watch the raftsmen's performance.
Now it is held on the 3rd Monday of July/ Umi-no-hi, national holiday)


2014

date	time	event	place
Around Day of the Sea (Umi no hi/national holiday/ The 3rd Monday of July)	１2：3０-１４：３０	raftsmen performance approximatery 30 raftsmen show us their traditional technique	Garden-Futoh (Garden Pier) Funadamari
	１４：３０-１５：００	marching band	Garden Futo (Garden Pier) Tsudoi-no-hiroba
	１５：3０-１６：００	kagura	Garden Futo (Garden Pier) Tsudoi-no-hiroba
	16:00-16:40	Japanese drum performance, etc.	Garden Futo (Garden Pier) Tsudoi-no-hiroba
	16:45-17:30	Jazz Orchestra Concert	Garden Pier (Garden Pier) Port House
	１5：００-１6：3０	Parade of Kagura group, Kids lion dance group, Portable shrines, marching bands, Junior Sea Friend's Federation of Japan and unicycles	Nishi-tsukiji Elementary School -> Garden Futo Tsudoi-no-hiroba
	１7：3０-18：3０	Procession of a festival float and Japanese folk dance groups	Tsukiji Jinja (shrine) -> Garden Futo (Garden Pier)
	18:45-20:00	So-Odori dance by 1500 dancers	Garden Futo (Garden Pier) Tsudoi no Hiroba
	１９：３０-２０：2０	Firework display (3,000 bursts) =>cancel	Nagoya port Garden-Futo/Garden Pier

Port of Nagoya