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	▼ MAY 2013 (平成二十五年五月/Heisei 25) The classical name for May is Satsuki (皐月). "Sa" means to cultivate in ancient Japanese word. "Tsuki" means a month. The month of rice cultivation. The Kanji 皐 has a meaning of rice as a dedication to the gods. Then 皐 was probably used for the sound of "sa".
	date	event, festival, etc.	place	description	inquiries	access
		Golden Week	-	The period from late April to early May containing four national holidays: April29(Showa no Hi), May 3 (Kempo Kinenbi), May 4 (Midori no Hi) and May 5 (Kodomo no Hi), is calld Golden Week. in Japan. The origin is here.	-	-
	1/Wed 1/Wed 1/TWed 1/Wed 1/Wed	May Day2013	-	-	-	-
		Movie Day2013 映画の日	Many Movie theatres across the country Movie Theaters in Nagoya	(1st of each month) Admission fee => 1000yen	-	-
		Higashiyama Park 59th Spring Festival 2013 東山公園春祭り	Higashiyama Park (Higashiyama-Koen) Nagoya C. 東山公園	- May 6(Sun) Stage event, street performance, backcage tour, etc.	Higashiyama Park 052-782-2111	Get off at Higashiyama-koen Sta. on the Higashiyama subway line. Take exit 3. Walk 2 min.
		100 famous views of Edo 2013	Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) Money Museum Akatsuka Nagoya C. 三菱東京UFJ 貨幣資料館	April 10 - July 21 (Sun) (closed: Mondays, national holiday) 9:00 - 16:00 (last entry 15:30) Admission: Free Exhibition of　Hiroshige's woodprinting There are 36 out of a total of 66 displayed in this series.	Bank of .Mitsubishi-Tokyo UFJ Money Museum 052-933-5151	Access
		Bugaku Shinji2013 recommended 舞楽神事	Atsuta Shrine Nagoya C. 熱田神宮	(May 1st/annual) Admission: Free Shinto ritual of Japanese Court Dance and Music 10:30 - 12:00 13:00 - 15:00	052-671-4153	Get off at JinguNishi Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. A 7-min. walk.
		Nagoya Antique Fair2013 名古屋骨董祭	Fukiage Hall Nagoya C. 吹上ホール	Biggest antique fair in Aichi Pref. 228 booths 10:00-17:00 Admission: free	052-731-5586	Get off at Fukiage Sta. on the Sakuradori Subway line. Take exit 5. A 5-min. walk. map
		Night Aquarium 2013	Nagoya-ko Suizokukan (Nagoya-ko Aquarium) Nagoya-ko (Port of Nagoya) Nagoya C.	- May 6 9:30 - 20:00 Nagoya-ko Aquqrium is extending their hours of operation during the Golden Week. Admission fee after 17:00: 20%off ex. 2000yen=>1600yen	Nagoya-ko Suizokukan 052-654-7080	Get off at Nagoya-ko 名古屋港Sta. on the Meiko Subway Line. Take exit 3. map
		Nagoya Ekitopia Fair 2013	Nagoya Station area Nagoya C.	(April 29- May 5 /annual) commercial events Brass Band Parade(May4,5 10:30- at Towers Garden), sale, etc.	052-585-2861	Get off at Nagoya Sta.
		Bear Garden 2013	-	Beer Garden	-	-
		Chunichi Dragons Baseball game2013	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Yomiuri Giants 18:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
		Yatsuhashi Kakitsubata Festival (Japanese Iris Festival)2013 八橋杜若祭り	Yatsuhashi Kakitsubata-en Muryoju-ji (temple) Chiryu C. Aichi Pref. 八橋杜若園 無量寿寺	April 27(Sat) - May 26(Sun) Tea ceremony, Bonsai exhibition, Shigin contest, exhibition and sale of flowers and bonsai, etc.	Muryoju-ji 0566-81-4028	Get off at MikawaYatsuhashi Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. A 5-min. walk. 310 (May 1-5,8,9,15,16/300yen) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Gomangoku Wisteria Festival (Gomangoku Fuji Matsuri) 2013 岡崎五万石藤祭り	South-side of Okazaki Koen, along the Oto River. (Okazaki Park) Okazaki C. Aichi Pref. 　岡崎公園南側　乙川沿い	(April 20-May 5/annual) The wisteria trellis of Okazaki Park has been called "Gomangoku-Fuji". (Fuji means wisteria. The same pronunciation with Mt.Fuji but different kanji and meaning) There are five 120-year-old wisteria, seven 80-year-old and five new varieties. They feature long bunches and are designated Okazaki City's Natural Monument. The largest one has 2.5m around, 11m-long vine and set 80cm to 120cm length bunches.	Okazaki-shi Koen-ryokuchika 0564-23-6250	Get off at HigashiOkazaki Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Walk to the northwest approx. 8 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Owari Tsushima Wisteria Festival2013 (Owari tsushima Fuji Matsuri) 尾張津島藤祭り	Tenno River Park (Tenno-gawa Koen) Tsushima C. Aichi Pref.	April 25(Thu)-May6 Long time ago, Tsushima was called "The village of wisteria (Fujinami-no-sato)" It is said that the wisteria trellis in this park is the No.1 in the Orient 4550m2,114 trees of 12 varieties.	Tsushima-shi Kanko-kyokai 0567-28-8051	Get off at Tsushima Sta. on the Meitetsu Tsushima Line. Walk 20 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Konan Wisteria Festival2013 Konan Fuji Matsuri/江南藤祭り	Mandara-ji Park (Mandara-ji Koen) Konan C. Aichi Pref. 江南市 曼荼羅寺公園	April 25-May6 In Mandara-ji, there are 12 kinds of 60 wisterias. Perpul, red, white, long, short..... 9:00-:Opening ceremony 10:00-16:00: Taiko, Brass Band. Illuminated 18:00-21:00	Konan shiyakusho 0587-54-1111	Get off at Konan Sta. on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line. Take a Meitetsu Bus bound for Konan Danchi(15 min.) Get off at Mandara-ji stop. Walk 2 min. Bus runs every 15 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Ninja Festa 2013	Ueno park (Ueno Koen) Iga City Mie Pref.	-May 6 Sat.,Sun and national holidays between April 1 and May 6(Sun) 10:00-17:00 Saturdays and Sundays during the period, you can rent a ninja costume at several spots. Try Ninja experience. You can enjoy atmosphere of the birthplace of the Iga Ninja. Official Website is here	Ninja Festa Jimukyoku 0595-43-2309 Kanko Kyokai 0595-26-7788	Take a Mie-Kotsu bus from Meitetsu Bus center here or From Nagoya Station. Kintetsu Line Nagoya Sta. - Ise Nakagawa Sta. - Iga Kambe Sta. - Ueno-shi Sta. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Kamogawa-odori2013 鴨川をどり	Ponto-cho Kaburen-jo Sanjo-Ohashi Nishizume Nakagyo-ku Kyoto C. Kyoto Pref.	May 1 - 24 12:30-, 14:20-, 16:10- Official Website schedule	Ponto-cho, Kaburenjo 075-221-2025	Take a municipal bus from Kyoto Sta. 5 Bound for Iwakura(岩倉) 17 Bound for Kinrin-shako (錦林車庫) 205 Bound for Kawaramachi-dori Kitaoji-Bus-Terminal (河原町通北大路バスターミナル) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	2/Thu	Hachiju-hachi-ya (lit. Eighty-eight nights) 八十八夜 2013	-	Hachiju-hachi-ya is one of zassetsu like Setsubun or Higan. Counting. From the first day of Spring which called Risshun, the 88th day is the Hachiju-hachi-ya. It is about the time all the plants start to grow vigorously. Young tea leaves are also the same. Tea picked in this season contain lots of vitamin C.	-	It is said that tea which picked on this day is very flavorful and tasty. . Then, if you take tea made of those buds, you will get longevity. In this season, you will see sales promotion events in supermarkets, department stores, etc. Enjoy the flavor of shin-cha (lit. new tea) !
		Nagoya Antique Fair2013 名古屋骨董祭	Fukiage Hall Nagoya C. 吹上ホール	Biggest antique fair in Aichi Pref. 10:00-17:00 228 booths Admission free	052-731-5586	Get off at Fukiage sta. on the Sakuradori subway line. Take exit 5. 5-min. walk. map
		Night Aquarium 2013	Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Minato-ku Nagoya C. 名古屋港水族館	- May 6 Extending opening hours up until 20:00 Admission: 2000yen (after 17:00 => 1600yen)	Nagoya-ko Suizokukan 052-654-7080	Get off Nagoya-ko Sta. on the Meiko Subway Line. Take exit 3.
		Event of Hachiju-hachi-ya 2013	Inariyama Chaen Koen Nishio C. Aichi Pref.	7:30-8:15/tea picking Young women in working kimono with red sash pick young tea leaves. They also show the old style process of making green tea. Demonstration just for media and photo enthusiasts	Nishio-cha Kyodo-kumiai 0563-57-2261	Get off at Nishio Sta. on the Meitetsu Nishio Line. 15 min by car. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Chiryu Festival Eve2013 知立祭り試樂祭	Chiryu Shrine (Chiryu Jinja) Aichi Pref. 知立神社	(May 2-3/ annual) 13:00 - 5 floats Official website is here	Chryu-shi Kanko Kyokai 0566-83-1111 Chiryu Shrine 0566-81-0055	Take Get off at Chiryu Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. (19-24 min./490yen from Nagoya) A 10-min. walk Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	3/Fri 3/Fri 3/Fri 3/Fri 3/Fri 3/Fri 3/Fri	Constitution Day 2013 (kempo kinen-bi)	CHAPTER II: RENUNCIATION OF WAR Article 9: Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. 2) In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized. * We Japanese have been discussed about constitutional revision*
		TV Aichi Golden Week Kansha-sai 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya	10:00-18:00 Dance Party TV Aichi Character Show	TV Aichi 052-243-8600	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
		Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi Performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
		Demonstration of cormorant fishing of Inuyama at Nagoya Castle2013	Nishinomaru-Hiroba Nagoya-jo (Nagoya castle) Nagoya C.	11:00-, 13:30-	Nagoyajo KanriJimusho 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 7. map
		Bo-no-te and OharaKannushi Kagura dedication 2013	Atsuta Shrine Atsuta Jingu Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C.	Bonote/ 10:00 - 15:00 (in front of the main shrine) OharaKannushi Kagura/10:00-12:00, 13:00-15:30 (at Bunkaden hall) Atsuta Shrine was originally founded 113, 1900 years ago, when the sacred sword called Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi/ Grass-Mowing Sword (one of the three objects deemed sacred treasures of the Imperial family with Yata-no-kagami and Yasakani-no-magatama) was enshrined. Bonote performance and OharaKannushi Kagura are dedicated to the god of Atsuta Shrine to cerebrate 1900th anniversary.	052-671-4153	Get off at JinguNishi Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. A 7-min. walk.
		Nagoya Antique Fair2013	Fukiage Hall Nagoya C. 吹上ホール	Biggest antique fair in Aichi Pref. 228 booths 10:00-17:00 Admission free	052-731-5586	Get off at Fukiage sta. on the Sakuradori subway line. Take exit 5. 5-min. walk. map
		Tropical Fruits Fair 2013	Togokusan Fruits Park Moriyama-ku Nagoya C.	- May 6 9:00-16:30 Admission: free Stage performance, Street performance, tropical fruits cafe, local products fair, etc.	Togokusan Fruits Park 052-736-3344	1) Get off at Ozone Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Transfer to the Yutorito Line bound for Kozoji 高蔵寺. Get off at Togokubashi 東谷橋 stop. Walk 15 min. 2) Take a municipal bus bound for 　Togokusan Fruits Park 東谷山 フルーツパーク from Fujigaoka on the Higashiyama Subway Line or Obata 小幡 on the meitetsu Line. Get off at Togokusan Fruits Park stop and walk 13 min.
		Night Aquarium 2013	Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Minato-ku Nagoya C. 名古屋港水族館	- May 6 Extending opening hours up until 20:00 Admission: 2000yen (after 17:00 => 1600yen)	Nagoya-ko Suizokukan 052-654-7080	Get off Nagoya-ko Sta. on the Meiko Subway Line. Take exit 3.
		Yosakoi Dream Festival Eve2013	Ganmichi shopping mall Mizuho-ku Nagoya C.	Festival Eve 17:00-21:00 Official web site is here	052-681-8928	Get off at Ganmichi stop
		Chinese tea experience and Mini Concert 2013 さつき市民茶会	Shirotori-Teien (Shirotori Garden) Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C. 白鳥庭園	- May 6 drum performance 12:30-, 14:00- (Entrance free to the park is required: 300yen)	052-681-8928	Get off at Jingu-nishi on the Meijo subway line. map
		Garden concert 2013	Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet Sunny House 1F Nagoya C.	13:00-, 15:00-  By Duo Equinox Admission to Blue Bonnet is required	052-613-1187	here
		Todagawa Kids Festival2013 とだがわこどもまつり	Todagawa Kodomo Land Nagoya C.	3rd - 5th Various events are held between 3rd and 5th	052-304-1500	here
		Tsuruma Park Spring Green Bazaar 2013	Tsuruma Park Nagoya C.	May3-4 Sale of plants, Mini jazz concert, etc.	Ryokka Center 052-733-8340	Get off at Tsurumai Sta. on the Tsurumai Subway Line.
		Noh performance by amateur players 2013	Noh Theatre (Nohgakudo) Nagoya C.	10:00-17:00 Admission: Free	Nagoya Nohgakudo 052-231-0088	Get off at Shiyakusho sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 7. Walk to the West approx. 80m. or Get off at Marunouchi subway sta. Take exit 1. Walk to the North approx. 70m. map
		GoldenWeek Event Happy Seven Days 2013	Denki-no-Kagakukan Science Museum of Electricity Fushimi Nagoya C.	11:00-11:30, 15:00-15:30 Experiments on lights	Denki no Kagaku-kan 052-201-1026	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 4. Walk 2 min. map
		Chunichi Dragons Baseball game2013	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars 14:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
		Tokoname Spring Float Festival Ono Festival Eve2013 大野祭り	Ogura Jinja Tenman-sha, Kazanomiya-sha (shrine) Ono-cho, Tokoname C. Aichi Pref. 常滑市大野町	(May 3-4 annal) This festival features 3 dashi floats and Gonmaru makiwara boat from Ohnomachi area. They are decorated with lanterns in the evening. Night kagura music and dance.	Tokoname C. Kanko Plaza 0569-34-8888	Get off at Ohnomachi 大野町Sta. on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line. Walk 3 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Kamezaki Shiohi Matsuri (Kamezaki Shiohi Festival) recommended2013 亀崎潮干祭り	Kamezaki-chiku Handa C. Aichi Pref. 半田市亀崎地区	(May 3-4 annual) Festival of Kamisaki Jinja(shrine) Designated as Japan's Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset in March, 2006. Parade of five floats, offering of karakuri-ningyo, etc. Details (external link/Japanese)	Handa C. Kanko-kyokai 0569-32-3264	Taka a train bound for Toyohashi on the JR Tokaido Line. Change the train at Obu Sta. to the JR Taketoyo Line bound for Taketoyo. Get off at Kamezaki Sta. (32 min. 570yen) Walk to the east 15 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Special publication of red-brick-building 2013	8 Enokishita-cho Handa C. Aichi Pref. 半田	3 - 5 10:00-15:00 Former Kabuto Beer Factory Admission: free	Handa-shi Kikakuka 0569-21-3111	Get off at Sumiyoshi-cho 住吉町 Sta. on　the Meitetsu Line. Walk 5 min. to the east. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Ichinomiya Riverside Festival 2013 一宮リバーサイドフェスティバル	Kiso-Sansen-Koen (Kiso sansen National Government Park) 138 Tower Park Ichinomiya C. Aichi Pref. 木曾三川公園	May 3 - 5 9:30-17:00 Kiso-Sansen-Koen is the largest governmental park in Japan, extending into three prefectures (Aichi, Gifu and Mie). Official website is here.	Ichinomiya Riverside Festival Un'ei-kyogikai 0586-51-3015 Ichinomiya Kankokyokai 0586-28-9131	Official website is here. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Daimyo Procession and Float Festival (Daimyo Gyoretsu and Dashi matsuri) 大名行列・山車まつり recommended 2013	Shokaku-ji(temple) Terayoko-machi Kariya C. Aichi Pref. 刈谷市　正覚寺	(May 3/annual) Procession starts at Shogaku-ji at 12:00 The performance of Yakko called "Yakko no neri"(pic) is designated Kariya City's Intangible Folk Cultural Asset. 12:45: Toyo-cho arcade 13:35: Manto-dori 14:35: Odai-dori 15:45: Ichihara Inari Jinja 14:00-: Free green tea service for first 500 people@ Manto-dori. May 4th	Kariyashi kanko kyokai 0566-23-4100	Take a Meitetsu train bound for Toyohashi. Change the train at Chiryu sta. bound for Hekinan. Get off at Kariya-shi sta. (37 min./540yen) Walk 5 min. or Get off at Kariya sta. on the JR line.Walk 10 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		©Chryu C. Chiryu Festival 2013 知立まつり	Chiryu Shrine (Chiryu Jinja) Chryu C. Aichi Pref. 知立神社　知立市	(May 2-3, annual) 9:00 - Offering of Karakuri-ningyo performance Official website is here	Chryu-shi Kanko Kyokai 0566-83-1111 Chiryu Shrine 0566-81-0055	Take a Meitetsu train bound for Toyohashi or Nishio. Get off at Chiryu Sta. (.19-24min./490yen from Nagoya) Walk 10 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Atago Jinja Spring Festival 2013	Atago Shrine (Atago Jinja) Handa C. Aichi Pref. 半田市　愛宕神社	(May 3 annual) 3 Portable shrines are carried by children. Offring of Miko Dance at Atago Jinja. Fireworks, etc.	Handa City Hall 0569-21-3111 (ex.308) Handa-shi Kanko-kyokai 0569-32-3264	- Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Toga Shrine Festival Toga-Jinja Reitaisai 2013 砥鹿神社例大祭	Toga Shrine Toyokawa C. Aichi Pref. 豊川市　砥鹿神社	(May 3,4 and 5/annual)	Toyokawa -shi Kanko-kyokai 0533-89-2206 Toga Shrine 0533-93-2001	Get off at MikawaIchinomiya 三河一宮 Sta. on the JR Iida Line. Walk 5 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Asuke Renaissance 2013 あすけルネッサンス	Korankei Toyota C. Aichi Pref.	May 3-5 10:00-16:00 Workshop of making old-style toys using bamboos, woods, etc. Fishing, tea ceremony, etc.	Asuke kankokyokai 0565-62-1272	Get off at HigashiOkazaki Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Take a Meitetsu Bus bound for Asuke 足助. Get off at Korankei 香嵐渓.(70 min.) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Toki Minoyaki Festival 2013 土岐美濃焼祭り	Toki-Minoyaki Oroshi-shigyo-Danchi Izumi Kitayama-cho, Toki C. Gifu Pref. 岐阜県土岐市	(May 3,4 and 5/annual) 9:00-17:00 Ceramic Fair	0572-55-1322	Get off at Toki Sta. on the JR Line. Take free shuttle bus (every 15 min.) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Mino Takehana Festival 2013 美濃・竹鼻まつり	Hakken Jinja (Shrine) Takehana-cho Hashima C. Gifu Pref. 岐阜県羽島市竹鼻町3298-1 八剣神社	(May 3/annual) Festival features 6 floats with karakuri dolls. Dashi Hikisoroe (along the Shido MatsuyamaOura Line) around 13:00-13:30 => 4th	058-392-3958	Get off at Hashimashiyakusho (羽島市役所前) Sta.on the Meitetsu Takehana Line. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Shirotori Spring Festival 2013 白鳥春まつり	Shirotori-cho Gujo C. Gifu Pref.	May 3-4 Flea market, Japanese drm performance, etc. 18:30-/Portable shrine, Floats	Shirotori HaruMatsuri Jikko Iinkai 0575-82-5900	Get off at MinoShirotori美濃白鳥Sta. on the Nagaragawa-Tetsudi Line.
		Hamamatsu Festival (Kite Flying Festival) 2013 浜松祭り	Nakatajima Sand Dune (Kite Festival) JR Hamamatsu Station area (Float festival) Shizuoka Pref.	(May 3,4,5/annual) 11:00- 440 years history Float festival(18:30-21:00): 47floats	Hamamatsu Matsuri-kaikan 053-441-6211	here
		Yabusame shinto ritual 2013 流鏑馬神事	ShimoKamo Jinja(shrine) Sakyo-ku Kyoto	(May 3/annual) 13:00-15:30 This is one of the pre- Aoi Festival events to purify the festival itself. Yabusame is mounted Japanese archery that an archer rides a horse and shoots at targets.	Shimokamo Jinja (shrine) 075-781-0010	Take a municipal bus No.205 and get off at ShimoKamojinja-mae 下賀茂神社前 stop. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
		Hakata Dontaku 2013 博多どんたく recommended	Fukuoka C. Fukuoka Pref. 福岡県福岡市	May 3, 4 One of the very popular festivals Official website is here Sorry but very far from Nagoya	Fukuoka Shimin no matsuri shinko-kai 092-441-1170	Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	4/Sat 4/Sat 4/Sat 4/Sat 4/Sat   4/Sat 4/Sat 4/Sat	Greenary day Midori no Hi/緑の日　2013	-	-	-	-
		Organic Farmers　 Morning Market 2013 オーガニックファーマーズ朝市村	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	(Every Saturday) Get fresh vegetables ! 8:30 - 11:30	OASIS 21 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
		TV Aichi Golden Week Kansha-sai 2013	OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	10:00-18:00 Theme: health, diet	TV Aichi 052-243-8600	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
		Nagoya Castle Spring Festival Performance of Matchlock Shooting2013	Ninomaru Higashi Teien 二之丸東庭園 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	11:00-, 13:30- by Owari Tatsuke School Traditional Japanese Gunnery Preservation Society	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. Walk 5 min. map
		Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi Performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
		Iwami Kagura performance and Karakuri doll performance on the festival float 2013	Atsuta Shrine Atsuta Jingu Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C.	Iwami Kagura(fromShimane Pref.) at Kitoh-den/14:00-16:00 recommended Festival float from Wakamiya Hachimansha shrine (Between the main gate and front shrine)/ 10:00-12:00 Atsuta Shrine was originally founded 113, 1900 years ago, when the sacred sword called Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi/ Grass-Mowing Sword (one of the three objects deemed sacred treasures of the Imperial family with Yata-no-kagami and Yasakani-no-magatama) was enshrined. Iwami Kagura performance and KarakuriNingyo performance of Fukurokuju-sha float are dedicated to the god of Atsuta Shrine to cerebrate 1900th anniversary.	Atsuta Jingu Somu-ka   052-671-4153	Get off at JinguNishi Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. A 7-min. walk.
		Eyohdo-shinji (Shinto ritual)2013 酔笑人神事	Atsuta Shrine Nagoya C.	(May 4/annual) 7:00p.m. -7:45p.m. This Shinto ritual is also called"Ohoho-sai" Shinoto priests laugh out loud at the 4 points in the shrine. Strange ritual.	052-671-4153	Get off at Jingu-nishi sta. Walk 5 minutes
		Spring Concert 2013	Tokugawa-en Garden Hall Higashi-ku Nagoya C.	11:00-/Tsugarujamisen 13:30-/Modern shamisen (*shamisen=>Japanese banjo) Free (admission to the garden is required/300yen) First come 150 people can get a numbered ticket from 1 hour before each time Show your DonichiEcoKippu or 1day pass you used on this day 300yen=>240yen *10:00-/First come 100 children can get free Ha-shohbu/葉菖蒲 => Children's Day	052-935-8988	Take city bus Kikan 2（基幹2） from Sakae OASIS 21 No.3 stop.. Get off at　 Tokugawaen-Shin-Deki-machi. Or Get off at Ozone subway sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit3. Walk 15 min. Or ake city bus Kikan 2（基幹2） from Nagoya station bus terminal Green-Home No.7 stop. Get off at Tokugawaen-Shin-Deki-machi. map
		Tropical Fruits Fair 2013	Togokusan Fruits Park Moriyama-ku Nagoya C.	- May 6 9:00-16:30 Admission: free Stage performance, Street performance, tropical fruits cafe, local products fair, etc.	Togokusan Fruits Park 052-736-3344	1) Get off at Ozone Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Transfer to the Yutorito Line bound for Kozoji 高蔵寺. Get off at Togokubashi 東谷橋 stop. Walk 15 min. 2) Take a municipal bus bound for Togokusan Fruits Park 東谷山 フルーツパーク from Fujigaoka on the Higashiyama Subway Line or Obata 小幡 on the Meitetsu Line. Get off at Togokusan Fruits Park stop and walk 13 min.
Todagawa Kids Festival2013 とだがわこどもまつり		Todagawa Kodomo Land Nagoya C.	3rd - 5th Various events are held between 3rd and 5th	052-304-1500	here
#5Yosakoi Dream Festival 2013 よさこい夢まつり		Port of Nagoya (Main), and Shirotori Garden, Nagoya C.	*Port of Nagoya Garden-Futo (Features "Kashi-maki" several times) 11:00-19:00 *Shirotori Garden 12:00-16:00 Approx. 100 team perform Yosakoi dance. *Kashimaki (traditional event of Nagoya area) Official web site is here	YosakoiYume Matsuri Jikko Iinkai 052-737-3330	<Port of Nagoya> Get off at Nagoya-ko Sta. on the Meiko Line. Take exit 3 map <Shirotori Garden> Get off at Jingu-Nishi Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 4. A 10 min. walk. map
Mini Concert 2013 さつき市民茶会		Shirotori-Teien (Shirotori Garden) Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C. 白鳥庭園	10:00-16:00 Caligrapher's performance in front of Shioiritei etc.	052-681-8928	Get off at Jingu-nishi on the Meijo subway line. map
Night Aquarium 2013		Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Minato-ku Nagoya C. 名古屋港水族館	- May 6 Extending opening hours up until 20:00 Admission: 2000yen (after 17:00 => 1600yen)	Nagoya-ko Suizokukan 052-654-7080	Get off Nagoya-ko Sta. on the Meiko Subway Line. Take exit 3.
Nagoya Ekitopia Fair 2013		Around Nagoya Station. Nagoya C.	Sale Parade 13:00-15:30	-	Get off at Nagoya
GoldenWeek Event Happy Seven Days 2013		Denki-no-Kagakukan Science Museum of Electricity Fushimi Nagoya C.	11:00-11:30, 15:00-15:30 Experiments on lights	Denki no Kagaku-kan 052-201-1026	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 4. Walk 2 min. map
Chunichi Dragons Baseball game2013		Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars 14:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
Ichinomiya Riverside Festival 2013 一宮リバーサイドフェスティバル		Kiso-Sansen-Koen (Kiso sansen National Government Park) 138 Tower Park Ichinomiya C. Aichi Pref. 木曾三川公園	May 3 - 5 Kiso-Sansen-Koen is the largest governmental park in Japan, extending into three prefectures (Aichi, Gifu and Mie). Official website is here.	Ichinomiya Riverside Festival Un'ei-kyogikai 0586-51-3015 Ichinomiya Kankokyokai 0586-28-9131	Official website is here.
Kamezaki Shiohi Matsuri (Kamezaki Shiohi Festival) recommended2013 亀崎潮干祭		Kamezaki-chiku Handa C. Aichi Pref. 半田市亀崎地区	(May 3-4/ annual) Festival of Kamisaki Jinja (shrine) Designated as Japan's Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset in March 2006 Details (external link/Japanese)	Handa-shi Shoko-kanko-ka 0569-21-3111 (ex.309) Handa Kanko-kyokai 0569-32-3264	Take a train bound for Toyohashi on the JR Tokaido line. Change the train at Obu sta. to the JR Taketoyo line bound for Taketoyo.. Get off at Kamezaki sta. (32-min. 570yen) Walk to the east approx 15 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
Special publication of red-brick-building 2012 半田赤レンガ建物公開		8 Enokishita-cho Handa C. Aichi Pref.	3 and 4 10:00-16:00 Former Kabuto Beer Factory	Handa-shi Kikakuka 0569-21-3111	Get off at Sumiyoshi-cho 住吉町 Sta. on　the Meitetsu Line. Walk 5 min. to the east.
Ono Festival2013		Ogura Jinja, Tenman-sha, Kazenomiya-sha (shrine) Oono-cho Tokoname C. Aichi Pref.	(May 3 and 4/annual) Features 3 floats and 1 decorated boat	Tokoname C. Kanko Plaza 0569-34-8888	Get off at Ono sta. on the Meitetsu Tokoname line. 3-min. walk Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
Toyokawa Inari Shrine Spring Festival 2013 recommended 豊川稲荷		Toyokawa Inari Shrine Toyokawa C. Aichi Pref.	(May4-5/annual)	Toyokawa Inari 0533-85-2030 Toyokawa Shiyakusho Shoko-ka 0533-89-2140	access Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
Toga Shrine Festival Toga-Jinja Reitaisai 2013 砥鹿神社例大祭		Toga Shrine 砥鹿神社 Toyokawa C. Aichi Pref.	(May 3, 4 and 5/annual)	Toyokawa -shi Kanko-kyokai 0533-89-2206 Toga Shrine 0533-93-2001	Get off at MikawaIchinomiya 三河一宮 Sta. on the JR Iida Line. Walk 5 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
Asuke Renaissance 2013 あすけルネッサンス		Korankei Toyota C. Aichi Pref.	May 3-5 Workshop of making old-style toys using bamboos, woods, etc. Fishing, tea ceremony, etc.	Asuke kankokyokai 0565-62-1272	Get off at HigashiOkazaki Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Take a Meitetsu Bus bound for Asuke 足助. Get off at Korankei 香嵐渓.(70 min.)
YasumiKumanosha Festival 2013 安海熊野社祭礼		YasumiKumanosha Uo-machi Toyohashi C. Aichi Pref.	4-5 Lion dance, float. oshiruko service, etc.	Toyohashi Convention Kyokai 0532-54-1484	Get off at Toyohashi Sta. on the JR or Meitetsu Line. Walk 15 min.
SantePark Tahara Agriculture Festival 2013 サンテパルクたはら農業祭		SantePark Tahara Tahara C. Aichi Pref. 田原市　サンテパルクたはら	10:00- Sale of plants. game, food stands, etc.	SantePark Tahara 0531-25-1234	Get off at Mikawa Tahara Sta. on the JR line. Take "Gururin-bus" Get off at Santeparuku (サンテパルク) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
Toki Minoyaki Festival2013 土岐美濃焼祭り		Toki-Minoyaki Oroshi-shigyo-Danchi Izumi Kitayama-cho, Toki C. Gifu Pref.	(May 3,4 and 5/annual) 9:00-17:00 Ceramic Fair	0572-55-1322	Get off at Toki Sta. on the JR Line. Take free shuttle bus (every 15 min.)
Shirotori Spring Festival 2013		Shirotori-cho Gujo C. Gifu Pref.	May 3-4 Flea market, Japanese drum performance, etc.	Shirotori HaruMatsuri Jikko Iinkai 0575-82-5900	Get off at MinoShirotori美濃白鳥Sta. on the Nagaragawa-Tetsudi Line.
Tado Taisha Ageuma Shinji (Tado Shrine Horse Riding up Festival) recommended2013		Tado Shrine Mie Pref.	(May 4 & 5/annual) Six boys around the age of 16 to 19 in samurai costume ride a horse up the embankment (2m high) 13:00 - / 12 times	Tado Shrine 0594-48-2037	Take Kintetsu express on the Nagoya line bound for Ise-Nakagawa or Matsuzaka or Uji-Yamada. Change the train at Kuwana sta. to the local train bound for Ogaki or Mino-Matsuyama or Yoro. Get off at Tado station.(39-46min.560yen). Take a bus bound for Biroku (美鹿）and get off at Tado-taisha-mae stop (5 min).
Hamamatsu Festival (Kite Flying Festival) recommended2013 浜松祭り		JR Hamamatsu Station area Nakatajima Sand Dune Shizuoka Pref	(May 3,4,5) 440 years history Float Festival(18:30-21:00): 63 floats	Hamamatsu Matsuri-kaikan 053-441-6211	here
Hakata Dontaku2013 博多どんたく		Fukuoka C. Fukuoka Pref. 福岡県福岡市	May 3, 4 One of the very popular festivals Official website is here	Fukuoka Shimin no matsuri shinko-kai 092-441-1170	Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
5/Sun 5/Sun 5/Sun 5/Sun 5/Sun 5/Sun 5/Sun 5/Sun 5/Sun	Rikka 2013	-	First day of summer by the old calendar	-	-
	Childern's Day (kodomo-no hi)2013	-	Childern's Day	-	-
	Wire Art making experience 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	(1st & 3rd Sun/ - September) 10:00-17:00 Fee: Free	OASIS 21 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi Performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	TV Aichi Golden Week Kansha-sai 2013	OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	10:00-18:00 Kids Karaoke competition, etc.	TV Aichi 052-243-8600	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	image Pedestrians' Paradise 2013 南大津通歩行者天国	Otsu-dori Sakae intersection <=700m=> Yabacho intersection Nagoya C.	Sundays between  April 15 and June 10 12:00-18:00 The Otsu-dori street between Sakae and Yabacho intersection, approx. 700 meteres, is free of vehicle.	-	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line or Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line.
	#5Yosakoi Dream Festival2013 Yosakoi Yume Matsuri よさこい夢まつり	Port of Nagoya (Main), and Atsuta Jingu Koen, Nagoya C.	*AtsutaJingu Koen 12:00-16:00 *Port of Nagoya Garden-Futo 11:00-21:00 Approx. 100 team perform Yosakoi dance. Official web site is here	YosakoiYume Matsuri Jikko Iinkai 052-737-3330	<Port of Nagoya> Get off at Nagoya-ko Sta. on the Meiko Line. Take exit 3 map <AtsutaJingu Koen> Get off at Nishitakakura Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. A 5-min. walk.
	Tea Ceremony and Concert 2013 さつき市民茶会	Shirotori-Teien (Shirotori Garden) Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C. 白鳥庭園	drum performance 13:00-, 15:00- violin 14:00-/at ShibafuHiroba Tea ceremony (with sweets/500yen) 10:00-15:30 (Entrance free to the park is required: 300yen)	052-681-8928	Get off at Jingu-nishi on the Meijo subway line. map
	Todagawa Kids Festival2013 とだがわこどもまつり	Todagawa Kodomo Land Nagoya C.	3rd - 5th Various events are held between 3rd and 5th	052-304-1500	here
	Shin'yo-togyo-shinji (Shinto ritual)2013 神輿渡御神事	Atsuta Shrine Nagoya C. 熱田神宮	(May 5/annual) 10:00 - Procession of Shinto priests in costumes of the Heian period. with their trasures Main shrine=>West gate	052-671-4153	Get off at Jingu-Nishi sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. 7-minutes walk
	Magatama-en special open public 2013	Atsuta Shrine Nagoya C. 熱田神宮	Atsuta Shrine shows new Magatama-en, Shinto wedding ceremony hall, to the public	052-671-4153	Get off at JinguNishi Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. A 7-min. walk.
	Kosho-ji temple fair 興正寺縁日2013	Kosho-ji (temple) Yagoto Nagoya C. 八事・興正寺	(5th and 13th of each month) approximatery 150 stalls	052-832-2801	Get off at Yagoto sta. on the Meijo or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Tropical Fruits Fair 2013	Togokusan Fruits Park Moriyama-ku Nagoya C.	-6 (Sun) 9:00-16:30 Admission: free Stage performance, Street performance, tropical fruits cafe, local products fair, etc.	Togokusan Fruits Park 052-736-3344	1) Get off at Ozone Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Transfer to the Yutorito Line bound for Kozoji 高蔵寺. Get off at Togokubashi 東谷橋 stop. Walk 15 min. 2) Take a municipal bus bound for 　Togokusan Fruits Park 東谷山 フルーツパーク from Fujigaoka on the Higashiyama Subway Line or Obata 小幡 on the meitetsu Line. Get off at Togokusan Fruits Park stop and walk 13 min.
	Night Aquarium 2013	Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Minato-ku Nagoya C. 名古屋港水族館	- May 6 Extending opening hours up until 20:00 Admission: 2000yen (after 17:00 => 1600yen)	Nagoya-ko Suizokukan 052-654-7080	Get off Nagoya-ko Sta. on the Meiko Subway Line. Take exit 3.
	Nagoya Ekitopia Fair 2013	Around Nagoya Station Nagoya C.	Sale Parade 13:00-15:30	-	Get off at Nagoya
	Concert for kids 2013	Tokugawa-en Garden Hall Higashi-ku Nagoya C.	15:45- Free (admission to the garden is required/300yen) First come 150 people can get a numbered ticke from 1 hour before Show your DonichiEcoKippu or 1day ticket you used on this day300yen=>240yen *10:00-/First come 100 children can get free Ha-shohbu/葉菖蒲 => Children's Day	052-935-8988	Take city bus Kikan 2（基幹2） from Sakae OASIS 21 No.3 stop.. Get off at　 Tokugawaen-Shin-Deki-machi. Or Get off at Ozone subway sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit3. Walk 15 min. Or ake city bus Kikan 2（基幹2） from Nagoya station bus terminal Green-Home No.7 stop. Get off at Tokugawaen-Shin-Deki-machi. map
	Noh performance by amateur players 2013	Noh Theatre (Nohgakudo) Nagoya C.	9:30-17:40 Admission: Free	Nagoya Nohgakudo 052-231-0088	Get off at Shiyakusho sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 7. Walk to the West approx. 80m. or Get off at Marunouchi subway sta. Take exit 1. Walk to the North approx. 70m. map
	GoldenWeek Event Happy Seven Days 2013	Denki-no-Kagakukan Science Museum of Electricity Fushimi Nagoya C.	11:00-11:30, 15:00-15:30 Experiment with static electricity	Denki no Kagaku-kan 052-201-1026	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 4. Walk 2 min. map
	Niso-do Sunday Zen Meditation2013 尼僧堂日曜参禅会	Niso-do Chikusa-ku Nagoya C.	Beginers have to join the session from 9:00 The headmistress of Nisou-do, Ms.Aoyama Shundo, is a very famous nun.  It's a precious chance to learn something from her	Aichi Senmon Nisodo 052-751-2671	Get off at Kakuozan Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line. Or get off at Motoyama Sta. on the Meijo or Higashiyama Subway Line. 20-min. walk. map
	Chunichi Dragons Baseball game2013	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars 14:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	Ichinomiya Riverside Festival 2013 一宮リバーサイドフェスティバル	Kiso-Sansen-Koen (Kiso sansen National Government Park) 138 Tower Park Ichinomiya C. Aichi Pref. 木曾三川公園	May 3 - 5 Kiso-Sansen-Koen is the largest governmental park in Japan, extending into three prefectures (Aichi, Gifu and Mie). Official website is here.	Ichinomiya Riverside Festival Un'ei-kyogikai 0586-51-3015 Ichinomiya Kankokyokai 0586-28-9131	Official website is here.
	Momotaro Festival 2013 桃太郎祭り	Momotaro Jinja (Shrine) Inuyama c. Aichi Pref. 犬山市　桃太郎神社	(May 5/annual) 10:30-: Shinto ritual 12:00-: Momotaro dance Parade, children's singing contest, etc. Festival for children	Inuyama Kanko Annaisho 0568-61-6000 0568-61-1576	Get off at Inuyama-Yuen Sta. on the Meitetsu line. Walk 45 min. (5-6 min. by taxi)
	Toga Shrine Festival Toga-Jinja Reitaisai 2013 砥鹿神社例大祭	Toga Shrine 砥鹿神社 Toyokawa C. Aichi Pref.	(May 3, 4 and 5/annual)	Toyokawa -shi Kanko-kyokai 0533-89-2206 Toga Shrine 0533-93-2001	Get off at MikawaIchinomiya 三河一宮 Sta. on the JR Iida Line. Walk 5 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	Asuke Renaissance 2013 あすけルネッサンス	Korankei Toyota C. Aichi Pref.	May 3-5 Workshop of making old-style toys using bamboos, woods, etc. Fishing, tea ceremony, etc.	Asuke kankokyokai 0565-62-1272	Get off at HigashiOkazaki Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Take a Meitetsu Bus bound for Asuke 足助. Get off at Korankei 香嵐渓.(70 min.)
	YasumiKumanosha Festival 2013 安海熊野社祭礼	YasumiKumanosha Uo-machi Toyohashi C. Aichi Pref.	11:00-/Shinto ritual, Otomenomai dance Lion dance, float, etc.	Toyohashi Convention Kyokai 0532-54-1484	Get off at Toyohashi Sta. on the JR or Meitetsu Line. Walk 15 min.
	Toyokawa Inari Shrine Spring Festival2013 recommended 豊川稲荷春季大祭	Toyokawa Inari Shrine Toyokawa C. Aichi Pref. 豊川市　豊川稲荷	(May4-5/ annual).	0533-89-2140	access Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	photo©shinshiro C. Nagashino Battle Festival (Nagashino Kassen Nobori Matsuri) 2013 recommended 長篠合戦のぼりまつり	Nagashino Castle Site Shinshiro C. Aichi Pref. 新城市	(May 5/annual) 9:30-16:00 This festival is held to commemorate the battle of Nagashino in 1575 which the AF of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated Takeda Katsuyori by using new weapons (matchlocks called hinawa-ju). This is the beggining of the new style battle. Takeda troops used the cavalry and Oda toops used firearms. schedule	Shinshiro-shi Kanko-kyokai Horai-shibu 0536-32-0022	Take JR Tokaido line bound for Toyohashi or Hamamatsu. Change the train at Hamamatsu to JR Iida line bound for Iida. Get off at Nagashino-jo sta. (1h 48/1,890yen) (ex. Nagoya 9:48 =>11:36, Nagoya 8:20 =>10:18) Walk 8 min.
	Toki Minoyaki Festival 2013 土岐美濃焼祭り	Toki-Minoyaki Oroshi-shogyo-Danchi Izumi Kitayama-cho, Toki C. Gifu Pref. 土岐市泉北山町 土岐美濃焼卸商業団地内	(May 3,4 and 5/annual) 9:00-17:00 Ceramic Fair	0572-55-1322	Get off at Toki Sta. on the JR Line. Take free shuttle bus (every 15 min.) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	Tado Taisha Ageuma Shinji (Tado Shrine Horse Riding Up Festival)2013 多度大社あげ馬神事 Recommended	Tado Shrine Mie Pref. 多度大社	(May 4 & 5/annual) Six boys around the age of 16 in samurai costume ride a horse up the embankment (2m high) 14:00 - (Climax)/ 6 times	Tado Shrine 0594-48-2037	Take Kintetsu express on the Nagoya line bound for Ise-Nakagawa or Matsuzaka or Uji-Yamada. Change the train at Kuwana sta. to the local train bound for Ogaki or Mino-Matsuyama or Yoro. Get off at Tado station .(39-46 min.560yen). Take a bus bound for Biroku (美鹿）and get off at Tado-taisha-mae stop (5 min..)
	Photo courtesy of Bachir Futami Okitama Shrine Changing Shimenawa ceremony2013 二見浦　夫婦岩大注連縄掛祭	Futami Okitama Shrine Futami-cho 　Ise C. Mie Pref. 二見浦　興玉神社	(May 5 /annual) 10:00a.m.- Shinto ritual 10:30a.m. - chang to the new shimenawa. Visitors can participate to hand feed the shimenawa at the shrine path	Futaminoura Kanko-kyokai 0596-43-2331 Okitama Shrine 0596-43-2020	If you take JR Mie #51 (kaisoku Mie 51) 7:49a.m. bound for Toba from JR Nagoya station, you will arrive at Futamiura station at 9:36a.m. 2110yen (107 min.) (Seat reservation ticket 510yen) A 15-min. walk Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	Hamamatsu Festival (Kite Flying Festival) recommended2013 浜松祭り	JR Hamamatsu Station area Nakatajima Sand Dune Shizuoka Pref.	(May 3,4,5/annual) 440 years history Float Festival (18:30-21:00): 55 floats	Hamamatsu Matsuri-kaikan 053-441-6211	here
6/Mon 6/Mon 6/Mon 6/Mon	Eta-Aquarids2013	Sky	Before dawn Around 4:00a.m. is the best to observe. East - SouthEast Greatest meteoric shower 5-10/ZHR	-	-
	TV Aichi Golden Week Kansha-sai 2013	OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	10:00-19:30 30 pop idols, Doara, etc.	TV Aichi 052-243-8600	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi Performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Tonin Festival 2013 頭人祭Toninsai	Hikami Aneko Shrine Nagoya C. 氷上姉子神社	(May 6, 11:00-/annual) A tojin comes from Atsuta Shrine with a ema on which a hawk is drawn. Chimaki are given to the visitors.	Hikami-Aneko Shrine 052-621-5935	Get off at Odaka sta. on the JR line. A 20 min. walk. map
	Tropical Fruits Fair 2013	Togokusan Fruits Park Moriyama-ku Nagoya C.	9:00-16:30 Admission: free Stage performance, Street performance, tropical fruits cafe, local products fair, etc.	Togokusan Fruits Park 052-736-3344	1) Get off at Ozone Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Transfer to the Yutorito Line bound for Kozoji 高蔵寺. Get off at Togokubashi 東谷橋 stop. Walk 15 min. 2) Take a municipal bus bound for 　Togokusan Fruits Park 東谷山 フルーツパーク from Fujigaoka on the Higashiyama Subway Line or Obata 小幡 on the meitetsu Line. Get off at Togokusan Fruits Park stop and walk 13 min.
	Tea ceremony and Mini Concert 2013 さつき市民茶会	Shirotori-Teien (Shirotori Garden) Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C. 白鳥庭園	tea ceremony 10:00-15:30 (500yen)  drum performance 11:30-, 14:00- (Entrance free to the park is required: 300yen)	052-681-8928	Get off at Jingu-nishi on the Meijo subway line. map
	Night Aquarium 2013	Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium Minato-ku Nagoya C. 名古屋港水族館	- May 6(Sun) Extending opening hours up until 20:00 Admission: 2000yen (after 17:00 => 1600yen)	Nagoya-ko Suizokukan 052-654-7080	Get off Nagoya-ko Sta. on the Meiko Subway Line. Take exit 3.
	Bluebonnet Zoo 2013	Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet Sunny House 1F Nagoya C.	10:00-16:00 Feeding time: 11:30-, 13:30-, 14:30- Holding an armadilo experience: 11:00-, 13:00-, 14:00-	052-613-1187	here
	KamisamaShojo and KyubajustuReiho OgasawaraKyojo 2013	Atsuta Shrine Atsuta Jingu Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C.	10:00-12:00/Kamisama Shojo (Start from the main gate the main shrine) 11:00-12:00/Cerebration of longevity -Yoroi no kizome-shiki (at Bunkaden Kodo)	AtsutaJingu Somu-ka 052-671-4153	Get off at Jingu-Nishi sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. 7-minutes walk
	GoldenWeek Event Happy Seven Days 2013	Denki-no-Kagakukan Science Museum of Electricity Fushimi Nagoya C	11:00-11:30, 15:00-15:30 Experiment with static electricity	Denki no Kagaku-kan 052-201-1026	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 4. Walk 2 min. map
	Horse Festival/ Umesakamori-shinji (Uma Matsuri)2013	Konomiya Shrine (Konomiya Jinja) Inazawa C Aichi Pref.. 国府宮神社	(May 6/annual)) 10:00-/Shinto ritual 14:00 -/Umesakamori Ritual Scince 1626. Pray for rich harvest. Around 10-year boy in costume takes a role of a god. Horses with beautiful decoration run through the shrine pass.	Konomiya Shrine 0587-23-2121	Get off at Konomiya sta. on the Meitetsu line. 3-min. walk from the North exit
7/Tue	Benzaiten Festival Benzaiten Taisai (photo from a leaflet of Togan-ji)2013 弁財天大祭	Togan-ji (temple) Chikusa-ku Nagoya C. 桃願寺	(May 7-8/ annual) Special exhibition of an image of "Sleeping Benzaiten goddess" fee/ 1000yen Togan-ji is the nearest temple from Nagoya Univ.	052-781-1427	Get off at Motoyama sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line. or get off at Nagoya Daigaku sta. on the subway Meijo line map
8/Wed	Donichi Eco kippu, one-day pass, is valid2013	Nagoya C.	Donichi-Eco-Kippu is valid on the 8th of each month. "8" is Nagoya's symbol number.	Nagoya-shi Kotsukyoku 052-522-0111	White carnations were used as a symbol for motheres at that time, though today hey are for motheres who have passed by.
	Benzaiten Festival Benzaiten Taisai (photo from a leaflet of Togan-ji) 2013 弁財天大祭	Togan-ji (temple) Chikusa-ku Nagoya C. 桃願寺	(May 7-8/ annual) Special exhibition of an image of "Sleeping Benzaiten goddess" fee/ 1000yen Togan-ji is the nearest temple from Nagoya Univ.	052-781-1427	Get off at Motoyama sta. on the subway Higashiyama line or get off at Nagoya Daigaku sta. on the subway Meijo line map
	Grand Festival of Atsuta Shrine 2013	Atsuta Shrine Nagoya C. 熱田神宮	11:00- Atsuta Shrine was originally founded 113, 1900 years ago, when the sacred sword called Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi/ Grass-Mowing Sword (one of the three objects deemed sacred treasures of the Imperial family with Yata-no-kagami and Yasakani-no-magatama) was enshrined. Bonote performance and OharaKannushi Kagura are dedicated to the god of Atsuta Shrine to cerebrate 1900th anniversary. 12:00-13:30/Bitchuu Kagura offering (at Kito-den)	052-671-4153	Get off at Jingu-nishi sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 2. 5-min walk
	Honen-sai (Hana-no-toh)2013 豊年祭	Atsuta Shrine Nagoya 熱田神宮	(8th of May/annual) 8:00 - Festval of Yamato-Takeru-no-mikoto festival for farmers. Enjoy plants market	052-671-4153	Get off at Jingu-nishi sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 2. 5-min walk
	Bitchu-Kagura Offering 2013	Atsuta Shrine Atsuta Jingu Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C.	12:00-13:30 (at Kitoden)	AtsutaJingu Somu-ka 052-671-4153
9/Thu	Toyokuni-jinja (shrine) Ku-no-ichi (九の市) open-air market2013	Toyokuni-jinja Nakamura-Koen Nagoya C.	(9, 19, 29 of each month) 9:00-13:30 Vegetables, flowers, fish, etc.	Toyokuni Jinja 052-411-0003	Get off at Nakamura-Koen Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line. Take exit 3. map
	Atsuta Kosha Spring Festival2013 熱田講社春季大祭	Atsuta Shrine Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C.	May 9th/annual Shinto ritual 11:00-11:40	052-671-4153	Get off at Jingu-Nishi sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. 5-minutes walk map
	Bo-no-te dedication2013	Atsuta Shrine Jingu-Nishi Nagoya C.	May 9th/annual 11:40-12:10	052-671-4153	Get off at Jingu-Nishi sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 2. 5-minutes walk map
	Mini Concert 2013	Midland Square Atrium (Midland Square commercial wing B1) Nagoya Nagoya C	17:30-. 18:30- Cello, piano, contrabass Admission: free	Towa Fudosan Eigyobu SGC 052-584-7121	Get off at Nagoya Sta. on the Higashiyama or Sakuradori Subway Line. Take exit 6
10/Fri	Gondola Wedding 2013	Nayabashi (Naya Bridge/納屋橋) Nagoya C.	15:45- A wedding ceremony is held as a main event of the 100th Anniversary of the Nayabashi bridge. Join and give your blessing.		Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk toward Nagoya Sta. Turn left st theNishiki-bashi bridge. Festial is held along the Horikawa Canal. map
	NHK Building Lunch Time Concert2013	NHK Nagoya HosoCenter bldg. B2 Near the escalator Nagoya C.	(1st & 3rd Friday of each month <2nd & 3rd of Apr.&May>) 12:10-12:50 by Nagoya College of Music students	NHK Building Somu-bu 052-952-7313	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. Follow the sign. map
11/Sat 11/Sat 11/Sat 11/Sat 11/Sat 11/Sat	Organic Farmers　 Morning Market 2013 オーガニックファーマーズ朝市村	OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	(Every Saturday) Get fresh vegetables ! 9:00 - 11:30	OASIS 21office 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Dance*Dynamite Group Dance Contest 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	11:00-15:00 Kids Class Prejudging 11:00-/Kids class preliminary contest 14:30-/Result announcement 15:00-20:00/UK B-Boy Championship Chubu Religion preliminary contest	Dance* Dynamite Special office 052-962-5880	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	World Fair Trade Day Nagoya 2013	Nagoya TV Tower, SMBC Park Sakae  Sakae Nagoya C.	11:00-17:00 Workshop, sale, tasting, fashon show, etc.	090-5606-9994	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line.
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi Performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Sakae Minami Music Festival 2013 栄ミナミ音楽祭	<Main Stage> *Yaba Koen *Nadya Park Atrium *In front of Lachic <Satellite Stage> 10 sites <Partner's Live Stage> 12 sites Nagoya C. 矢場公園 ナディアパーク　アトリウム その他	11:00-17:30  <Yaba Koen> 11:00-/OS☆U etc. Admission: Free At 20 spots, 120 artists (include groups) perform. Official Website is here	Sakae Minami Ongakusai Jikko-Iinkai 052-251-1517	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk 7 min. or Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	From a leaflet Exposition of 1240 Buddha statures carved by Enku2013	Arako Kannon-ji (temple) Nagoya C.	(2nd Saturday of each month) 13:00-16:00 Admission: 500yen	Arako Kannon-ji 052-361-1778	Get off at Takabata sta. on the Hiigashiyama subway line. Take exit 4. Turn to left and turn to left again at the first traffic signal. Walk 10 min. map
	Dragon God Festival (Ryujin-sai) Special Prayer for the Victory of Chunichi Dragons over the Pennant Race 2011 優勝祈願祭	Katayama Hachiman Kokuryu Jinja (shrine) 片山八幡谷龍神社 名古屋市東区徳川2-13-26	Sat or Sun of Mid-May 12:00 (12:30?) - On the same day with Kokuryu Shrine谷龍神社 Festival. Shinto ritual: 15:00-	Katayama Hachiman 052-935-9662	Get off at Heian-dori Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 4. Take bus "Kan Meieki 1/幹名駅1" bound for Nagoya-eki from #5 stop. Get off at Tokugawa-cho 徳川町stop. Just hop, step and jump.
	Taikoh Festival Eve 2013 (Nakamura Taikoh Matsuri)	Nakamura-koen Nakamura Bunka Shogekijo,etc. Nagoya C. 中村区東宿町１	Memorial festival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi 10:00-20:00 14:00- : Shigin, song & dance of martial arts, performance (at Nakamura Bunka sho-gekijo in Nakamura Koen) 15:30-: Tai Chi	Toyokuni Jinja 052-471-1971  Taiko Matsuri Jikko Iinkai 052-411-0003	Get off at Nakamura-koen Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line Walk 7 min. map
	Horikawa Flower Festival 2013 堀川フラワーフェスティバル	Between Naya-bashi and Nishiki-bashi Along the Horikawa Canel Nagoya C.	10:00-18:00  Horikawa riverside is decorated with flower baskets Saturdays and Sundays during the period: concert, performance, etc. Gondola boating:500yen	052-222-2686	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk toward Nagoya Sta. Turn left st theNishiki-bashi bridge. Festial is held along the Horikawa Canal.
	Meito no Hi Festa 510 2013	Around Fujigaoka subway ststion, Linimos Hiroba Meito-ku Nagoya C.	11:00-16:00 details	Meito no Hi KuminMatsuri JikkoIinkai 052-778-3026	Get off at Fujigaoka Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line.
	Fuji Shrine Festival2012	Fuji Shrine Nagoya C. 東区東桜1丁目	(2nd Sat of May) 14:00-17:00 *** ??14:00-: Offering of Lion Dance, Koto music ??14:30-: Awa-odori dance performance by Shachihoko-ren鯱ほこ連	Fuji Shrine 052-971-2483 (1,2,4 Sat. 9:30-12:00)	Get off at Takaoka station on the Sakura-dori subway Line. Take exit 4. Go straight and across the main street. 1-min walk.. It's on the left.
	Okazaki Shinmei-gu Festival Eve 2013 岡崎神明宮大祭	Nomi Shinmeigu shrine 能見神明宮 42-1, Motonomi-cho, Okazaki C. Aichi Pref. 岡崎市　神明宮	(2nd Sunday and the day before/ annual) 19:30-/Shinto ritual 13:00-/"Otome no mai" dance 15:30-/Entertainment by local people 17:00-/Evening festival, festival floats gathering 19:00-/Fireworks display　tezutsu fireworks 8 floats parade through the streets. A stage is pulled out from the float and children perform Japanese dance	Shinmei-gu 0564-22-6706 Okazaki C. KankoKyokai 0564-23-6217	Take Meitetsu Line bound for Toyohashi. Get off at Higashi-Okazaki (approx. 30min/650yen) Transfer to Meitetsu bus bound for Okudono-Jinja, or Daiju-ji via Kosei-cho (Dont get on via Umezono). Get off at Shinmei-gu stop.(7-8 min. from Higashi-Okazaki sta..)
	Onzo Festival (Onzo Matsuri)2013 御衣祭	Minato Shinmeisha (shrine) Toyohashi C. Aichi Pref. 豊橋市湊町	16:00-/children dance with Onzo music. Long time ago, the shrine area was a teritory of Ise Shrine, and had been offered clothing to Ise Shrine.	Minato Shinmei-sha 0532-54-2782	Get off at Toyohashi Sta. Take Toyotetsu Bus #6 (Toyokawa Route) and get off at　Morishita 守下. A 5-min. walk.
	Castle Town Kimono Days2013	Inuyama Castle & Urakuen Inuyama C. Aichi Pref.	2nd & 4th Saturdays between Mar.1 and June 2 If you visit Inuyama wearing in kimono, admission to Inuyama Castle (500yen) and Urakuen (1000yen) will be free on this day. (Get a free ticket at Kanko Annaisho located in front of the castle)	Inuyama Knko Annaisho 0568-61-6000	Get off at Inuyama or Inuyama-Yuen Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Walk 7 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	Chausuyama Kogen Shibazakura Festival 2013	Chausuyama Kogen Toyone Village Aichi Pref.  愛知県豊根村坂宇場 字御所平70-185	May11(Sat) -June9 (Sun) lift return ticket: 500yen	0536-87-2345	Approx. 90 min. from Iida Exit of the Chuo-Jidoshado. or Get off at Toei-cho（東栄町） on the JR Iida Line. Take a taxi (approx. 60 min.)
	Rose Fair 2013	Michi no Eki Nishio Okanoyama
	The Nagara River Ukai-biraki in Gifu2013	Nagara Bridge Nagara River Gifu C. Gifu Pref.	(May 11- Oct. 15/annual) 15:00/Shinto ritual pray for safe Ukai fishing 17:30/Japanese drum performance, etc. 19:00/ Fireworks display 20:30-/ Cormorant fishing 21:00/Fireworks display	Ukai-kanransen jimusho 058-262-0104	Take JR line bound for Gifu. Get off at Gifu sta.(17-24min.450yen) Take Gifu Bus bound for N80Takatomi or MitahoraDanchi, etc. Get off at Nagarabashi stop. (via Nagarabashi/ 15 min.200yen) 3-min. walk
12/Sun 12/Sun 12/Sun 12/Sun 12/Sun 12/Sun   12/Sun	Mother's Day /Haha no Hi 2013 母の日	This event was introduced and spread after the World War II in Japan.	(2nd Sunday of May) In 1907, Anna Javis, an American girl, held a ceremony to honor her mother who died two years earlier. In 1914 President Wilson declared the 2nd Sunday of May to be Mother's Day.	-	-
	Nagoya City Ward Offices & Branches are open2013	Each ward office (branch) of Nagoya C. 各区役所	8:45-12:00	Each Ward Office (Branch office)	-
	Dance*Dynamite Group Dance Contest UK B-Boy Championships Japan Elimination Chubu Area Tryout 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	Junior Class and Open class Prejudging 10:00-/Junior high schoolers preliminary contest 12:30-/Result announcement 14:00-/Open Class preliminary contest 16:50-17:00/Result announcement	Dance* Dynamite Special office 052-962-5880	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi Performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	image Pedestrians' Paradise 2013 南大津通歩行者天国	Otsu-dori Sakae intersection <=700m=> Yabacho intersection Nagoya C.	Sundays between  April 15 and June 10 12:00-18:00 The Otsu-dori street between Sakae and Yabacho intersection, approx. 700 meteres, is free of vehicle.	-	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line or Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line.
	Sakae Minami Music Festival 2013 栄ミナミ音楽祭	<Main Stage> Yaba Koen Nadya Park Atrium <Satellite Stage> 10 sites <Partner's Live Stage> 12 sites Nagoya C. 矢場公園 ナディアパーク　アトリウム その他	13:00- Admission: Free At 20 spots, 120 artists (include groups) perform live. Official Website is here	Sakae Minami Ongakusai Jikko-Iinkai 052-251-1517	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk 7 min. or Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	Uma no Toh　 2013	Osu Kannon Nagoya C.	(2nd Sunday of May) 14:00-15:00? Children carry a horse made of paper, and parade in the Osu town. 14:00 (Osu Kannon) => Bansho-ji temple => Osu Kannon	Osu Shotengai-remmei 052-261-2287	Get off at Osu-kannon sta. on theTsurumai subway line Take exit 2 1-min. walk map
	Taikoh Festival 2013 (Nakamura Taikoh Matsuri)	Nakamura-koen Nakamura Bunka Shogekijo,etc. Nagoya C. 中村区東宿町１	.Memorial festival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi 10:00-20:00 10:00- Shinto ritual 10:00-: drumming performance @Nakamura Bunka Sho-gekijo 13:00- : Chigo-gyoretsu, TaikoZukin Procession, Portable shrine (Start from Keirinjo-Nakamura Koen) 16:00-: Bo-no-te(Outdoor stage)	Toyokuni Jinja 052-471-1971  Taiko Matsuri Jikko Iinkai 052-411-0003	Get off at Nakamura-koen Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line Walk 7 min. map
	. Higashibetsuin Temple Fair 2013	Higashi Betsuin Nagoya C.	(12th of each month) 9:00-15:00 approximatery 50 stalls	052-321-9201	Get off at Higashibetsuin station on the Meijo subway line. take exit 4. 3 min. walk to the west. map
	Horikawa Flower Festival 2013 堀川フラワーフェスティバル	Between Naya-bashi and Nishiki-bashi Along the Horikawa Nagoya C.	10:00-17:00 Horikawa riverside is decorated with flower baskets Saturdays and Sundays during the period: concert, performance, etc. Gondola boating:500yen	052-222-2686	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk toward Nagoya Sta. Turn left st theNishiki-bashi bridge. Festial is held along the Horikawa Canal.
	WaiWai Carnival 2013	*Ochiai Koen (Ochiai Park) *Mitsumata Fureai Koen Kasugai C. Aichi Pref. 春日井市 落合公園	9:45-15:00 Event for children Play tag, wampaku-zumo, Origami, etc. Official site is here	Kasugai-shi  Kodomo seisaku-ka 0568-85-6151 080-2600-2366	Get off at Ajiyoshi 味美Sta. on the Meitetsu Line or Kachigawa 勝川Sta. on the JR Line. Take a free shuttle bus.
	Masumida Shrine Otaue Festival (Rice Planting Festival) 2013	East side of Aichi-Nishi Nokyo main office Ichinomiya C. Aichi Pref. 一宮市真清田1-2-1	2nd Sunday of May (annual) 10:00-	Masumida jinja 0586-73-5196	Get off at Owari Ichinomiya (JR) or Meitetsu Ichinomiya (Meitetsu) Sta. Walk 8 min.
	Okazaki Shinmeigu Festival recommended2013 岡崎神明宮祭	Nomi Shinmeigu shrine 能見神明宮 42-1, Motonomi-cho, Okazaki C. Aichi Pref. 岡崎市　神明宮	(2nd Sunday and the day before/annual) 8 floats 8:00-11:15/Mikoshi-togyo (Tour of the portable shrine) 12:00-/Shinto ritual 12:30-/Floats go around the town 13:30-/Otome no mai dance 15:30-/Entertainment by local people 19:20-/Floats leave for the shrine(Shinmei bridge) -21:30/finish Mikoshi-togyo procession	Shinmei-gu ０５６４−２２−６７０６	Take Meitetsu Line bound for Toyohashi. Get off at Higashi-Okazaki (approx. 30min/650yen) Transfer to Meitetsu bus bound for Okudono-Jinja, or Daiju-ji via Kosei-cho (Dont get on via Umezono). Get off at Shinmei-gu stop.(7-8 min. from Higashi-Okazaki sta..)
	Opening Day of Grand Sumo Tournament2013	Kokugikan Ryogoku Tokyo	May 12-May 26 Sumo association official web site is here	Nihon Sumo Kyokai Kippu-gakari 03-3622-1100	Get off at Ryogoku (両国) Sta . on the JR Sobu (総武) Line. Take West gate. Walk 2 min. or Get off at Ryogoku Sta. on the Subway Oedo Line. Take exit 3A. Walk 5 min.
13/Mon	Kosho-ji Temple Fair2013	Kosho-ji (temple) Yagoto Nagoya C.	(5th and 13th of each month) approximatery 150 stalls	052-832-2801	Get off at Yagoto sta. on the Meijo or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Onzosai Sacred Robe Festival 2013 御衣祭	Atsuta Shrine Nagoya C.	(May 13/ annual) 11:00 - Ceremony to dedicate thread and cloth (和妙Nigitae[silk cloth] and 荒妙Aratae[hemp cloth]). This is a kind of preparetion for Atsuta Festival held on June 5. Features a procession of 300 people including Shinto priests, followers and chigo. East gate=>Daisan-Torii gate=> main shrine	Atsuta Shrine 052-671-4151	Get off at Jinguu-nishi sta. on the subway Meijo line. Take exit 2. 7-min walk
14/Tue	Aichi Pref. Police Brass Band "Machikado Concert"2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	12:00-12:45 Admission Free	052-951-1611 (ex.791-501)	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Mini Concert 2013	Midland Square Atrium (Midland Square commercial wing B1) Nagoya Nagoya C	17:30-, 18:30- violin, piano Admission: free	Towa Fudosan Eigyobu SGC 052-584-7121	Get off at Nagoya Sta. on the Higashiyama or Sakuradori Subway Line. Take exit 6
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Hokkaido NipponHam Fighters 18:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
15/Wed 15/Wed 15/Wed	Wakamiya Festival Eve 2013 若宮まつり/Wakamiya Matsuri	Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine <==>Nagoya Shrine 3-35-30 Sakae, Naka-ku	(May 15,16 annual) This festival was one of the three big festivals in Nagoya in the Edo period. 13:20-: Dedication of Hayashi music and Karakuri. 15:30-: Dedication of Hayashi music and Karakuri. 16:00-: Shiraku-sai 16:45-: Dedication of Hayashi music and Karakur with children 18:00-: illuminating of the float 18:30-20:10/ Festival float is pulled through the street of Sakae 3-chome area karakuri: performance of mechanical puppets	.Wakamiya Hachiman-sha 052-241-0810	Get off at Yabacho subway sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 4. approx. 10-min. walk map.
	Chunichi Ikebana Art Exhibition2013	Matsuzakaya Department Store Honkan 7F Yabacho Nagoya C.	May 15-May20 10:00-19:30 fee: 800yen From 67 schools. One of the popular Ikebana exhibitions in Nagoya.	Chunichi IkebanaKyokai Jimukyoku 052-201-3766 Matsuzakaya 052-251-1111	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line Take exit 5or 6 or Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 16. Walk to the south approx. 5 min. map
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Hokkaido NipponHam Fighters 18:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	Aoi Matsuri (external link) (Hollyhock Festival) 2013 recommended	Gosho=> Shimogamo Shrine=> Kamigamo Shrine Kyoto	(May 15th/annual) Kyoto Gosho10:30-KamiKamo Jinja 15:30 One of the 3 greatest festivals in Kyoto (Most graceful festival.). In the old days, when it came to festival, Aoi Festival was it. =>May 16	075-781-0010	Kyoto Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
16/Thu	Wakamiya Festival 2013 若宮まつり/Wakamiya Matsuri	Wakamiya Hachimansha (Shrine) <==>Nagoya Shrine 3-35-30 Sakae, Naka-ku Nagoya C.	(May 15,16 annual) One of the three big festivals in Nagoya in the Edo period. Procession with a float called "Fukurokuju-sha" 13:00-18:30/ Festival float is pulled through the street of Sakae 3-chome area and Sumiyoshi-cho area. course	Wakamiya Hachiman-sha 052-241-0810	Get off at Yabacho subway sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 4. approx. 10-min. walk map
	Chunichi Ikebana Art Exhibition2013	Matsuzakaya Department Store Honkan 7F Yabacho Nagoya C.	May 15-May20 10:00-19:30 fee: 800yen From 67 schools. One of the popular Ikebana exhibitions in Nagoya.	Chunichi IkebanaKyokai Jimukyoku 052-201-3766 Matsuzakaya 052-251-1111	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line Take exit 5or 6 or Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 16. Walk to the south approx. 5 min. map
	Atrium Concert 2013	Midland Square Atrium (Midland Square commercial wing B1) Nagoya Nagoya C	17:30-, 18:30- violin, piano Admission: free	Towa Fudosan Eigyobu SGC 052-584-7121	Get off at Nagoya Sta. on the Higashiyama or Sakuradori Subway Line. Take exit 6 map
	Sumo advance tickets of the Nagoya-basho go on sale 大相撲名古屋場所前売りチケット発売 2013	-	Official Website is here	-	-
17/Fri	Chunichi Ikebana Art Exhibition2013	Matsuzakaya Department Store Honkan 7F Yabacho Nagoya C.	May 15-May20 10:00-19:30 fee: 800yen From 67 schools. One of the popular Ikebana exhibitions in Nagoya.	Chunichi IkebanaKyokai Jimukyoku 052-201-3766 Matsuzakaya 052-251-1111	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line Take exit 5or 6 or Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 16. Walk to the south approx. 5 min. map
	NHK Building Lunch Time Concert2013	NHK Nagoya HosoCenter bldg. B2 Near the escalator Nagoya C.	(1st & 3rd Friday of each month <2nd & 3rd of Apr.&May>) 12:10-12:50 by Nagoya College of Music students	NHK Building Somu-bu 052-952-7313	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. Follow the sign. map
	HanaMatsuri 2013	Kosho-ji (temple) Yagoto Nagoya C.	14:00- Buddhist ceremony to cerebrate Buddha's birthday by the old calendar	052-832-2801	Get off at Yagoto sta. on the Meijo or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 18:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	Sanja Festival2013	Asakusa Jinja Tokyo	(3rd Fri, Sat & Sun of May) One of the three popular festivals in Tokyo. 13:00-: Great Procession (Yanagi-dori=>Umamichi-dori=> Kaminarimon=>Nakamise =>Asakusa-Jinja(14:00) 14:20-: Dedication of Binzasara Dance 15:00-: Dedication of Binzasara Dance 15:30-: Shinto ritual	03-3844-1575	Asakusa Tokyo Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
18/Sat 18/Sat 18/Sat 18/Sat 18/Sat 18/Sat 18/Sat 18/Sat	Organic Farmers　 Morning Market 2013 オーガニックファーマーズ朝市村	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	(Every Saturday) Get fresh vegetables ! 8:30 - 11:30	OASIS 21office 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Day of portraits2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	(3rd Saturday) Free 10:00-16:30 Students of Nagoya Zokei Design School draw your portrait without charge.	OASIS 21office 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	King of Ground BMX flat Land Competition 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	14:00-18:30	03-5410-0885	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Nagoya GAKUSEI EXPO 2013	Nagoya TV Tower Mochinoki Hiroba (HisayaOdori Koen) Sakae Nagoya C.	12:00-21:00 Official website is here	052-972-2217	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. map
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. A 5-min. walk map
	Satsuki (azalea) Exhibition2013	Nishinomaru Hiroba Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	May 18 (Sat) -June 2(Sun) 9:00-16:30 Exhibition of 300 azalea bonsai, sale, etc.	052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. A 5-min. walk map
	Osu-kannon temple fair2013	Osu-kannon Nagoya C	Flea market approximatery 60 stalls	052-231-6525	Get off at Osu-kannon sta. on theTsurumai subway line Take exit 2 1-min. walk map
	Uma no Toh Shinto ritual2013	Osu Kannon Nagoya C.	(May 18/annual) Uma-no-to Shinto ritual 15:00 - 15:40?	052-231-6525	Get off at Osu-kannon sta. on theTsurumai subway line Take exit 2 1-min. walk map
	Kasadera Kannon temple fair 2013	Kasadera Kannon (temple) Motokasadera Minami-ku Nagoya C.	(18th of each month)	052-821-1367	Get of at Motokasadera Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Walk 5 min.
	Yasaka Shrine Annual Festival *2013	Yasaka Jinja (shrine) 2 Meisei Nishi-ku Nagoya C. 八坂神社 西区名西２丁目	( 3rd Sat. & Sun. of May/annual) Lantern Festival 885 lanterns are displayed. The 5 lanterns on the top of the pole means gokoku ( five kinds of grain) and 880 means rice (rice/Kanji 米 consists of letter 八十八) Lighting: 18:30-21:00	Yasaka Jinja 052-521-0714	Take "Meieki #11(名駅１１号系統)" bus from Nagoya Sta. bus terminal "Lemon Home" #10 stop. Get off at Meisei-Nishi Stop (名西２丁目) Walk 1 min.
	ShonaiRyokuchi Rose Festival2013 バラまつり	Shonai Ryokuchi and Shonai Ryokuchi Green Plaza Nagoya C	May 18(Sat)-19(Sun) 9:00-16:30 54 kinds, 2,500 roots Classical music concert, etc.	Shonai Ryokuchi Green Plaza 052-503-1010	Get off at Shonai-Ryokuchi-Koen Sta. on the Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 2. Walk to the south.
	Horikawa Flower Festival 2013 堀川フラワーフェスティバル	Between Naya-bashi and Nishiki-bashi Along the Horikawa Nagoya C.	10:00-17:00  Horikawa riverside is decorated with flower baskets concert, performance, etc. Gondola boating:500yen	052-222-2686	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk toward Nagoya Sta. Turn left st theNishiki-bashi bridge. Festial is held along the Horikawa Canal.
	Chunichi Ikebana Art Exhibition2013	Matsuzakaya Department Store Honkan 7F Yabacho Nagoya C	May 15-May20 10:00-19:30 fee: 800yen From 67 schools. One of the popular Ikebana exhibitions in Nagoya.	Chunichi IkebanaKyokai Jimukyoku 052-201-3766 Matsuzakaya 052-251-1111	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line Take exit 5or 6 or Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 16. Walk to the south approx. 5 min. map
	Science Show2013	Denki-no-Kagakukan Science Museum of Electricity Fushimi Nagoya C.	Admission: Free Science experiment show. 11:30-12:00, 14:00-14:30, 15:30-16:00	Denki no Kagaku-kan 052-201-1026	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 4. Walk 2 min. map
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 14:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	Let's take a look at the International Space Station. 2012	Nagoya Latitude: 35.18deg Longitude: 136.91deg	Come within sight-Maximum elevation-End Time: 03:50:30-03:53:00-03:56:00 Direction: SSW-SE-ENE Elevation (deg) : 14- 45 - 11 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency official website is here.	-	-
	Gamagori Tezutsu Firework Display2013 蒲郡手筒花火まつり	Otsuka Kaihin Ryokuchi (Laguna Beach) Gamagori C. Aichi Pref. 大塚海浜緑地内特設会場 （蒲郡市海陽町）	(Sunday/Middle of May/annual) 19:00-20:30 Traditional Tezutsu fireworks in Mikawa region	Gamagori City Shoko Kanko-ka 0533-66-1120	Get off at Gamagori 蒲郡Sta.(40min.) Take a bus and get off at Laguna Gamagori stop.(290yen, 15 min.) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	Mikawa Isshiki Eel Festival 2013	Isshiki Sakana Hiroba Nishio C. Aichi Pref.	-19th 10:00-15:30 Sale of Una-don, Stage show, dance performance, etc.	Jikko Iinkai  0563-72-8847 Shoko Kanko-ka 0563-65-2196	Take a Meitetsu train bound for Kira Yoshida/吉良吉田. Get off at Nishio Sta./西尾. Take a Meitetsu Tobu Kotsu bus bound for Isshiki SakanaHiroba/ Sakushima-iki FunaNoriba(#2 stop) 一色さかな広場・佐久島行船のりば 8;40, 10:15, 12:45, 14:45 (Return* 9:18, 11:05, 13:23, 15:35)
	Castle Town Kimono Days2013	Inuyama Castle & Urakuen Inuyama C. Aichi Pref.	2nd & 4th Saturdays between Mar.1 and June 2 If you visit Inuyama wearing in kimono, admission to Inuyama Castle (500yen) and Urakuen (1000yen) will be free on this day. (Get a free ticket at Kanko Annaisho located in front of the castle)	Inuyama Knko Annaisho 0568-61-6000	Get off at Inuyama or Inuyama-Yuen Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Walk 7 min. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	Sanja Festival2013 recommended	Asakusa Tokyo	(3rd Fri, Sat & Sun of May) One of the three popular festivals in Tokyo.  10:00-/Shinto ritual 12:00-/portable shrine 16:00-/offering dance at Kaguraden 17:00-/ Miko/maiden dance	03-3844-1575	Asakusa Tokyo Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
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	Wire Art making experience 2013	OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	(1st & 3rd Sun/ - September) 10:00 - 17:00 Fee: Free	OASIS 21 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	King of Ground BMX flat Land Competition 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	10:00-17:00	03-5410-0885	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Nagoya GAKUSEI EXPO 2013	Nagoya TV Tower Mochinoki Hiroba (HisayaOdori Koen) Sakae Nagoya C.	12:00-20:00 Official website is here	052-972-2217	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. map
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Yasaka Shrine Annual Festival *2013	Yasaka Jinja (shrine) 2 Meisei Nishi-ku Nagoya C. 八坂神社 西区名西２丁目	(3rd Sat. & Sun. of May/annual) Only "Ofunenagashi Shinto ceremony" is held on Sunday. A Floating boat that gods ride on keep away from bad luck.	Yasaka Jinja 052-521-0714	Take "Meieki #11(名駅１１号系統)" bus from Nagoya Sta. bus terminal "Lemon Home" #10 stop. Get off at Meisei-Nishi Stop (名西２丁目) Walk 1 min.
	Toyokuni-jinja (shrine) Ku-no-ichi (九の市) open-air market2013	Toyokuni-jinja Nakamura-Koen Nagoya C.	(9, 19, 29 of each month) 9:00-13:30 Vegetables, flowers, fish, etc.	Toyokuni Jinja 052-411-0003	Get off at Nakamura-Koen Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line. Take exit 3. map
	image Pedestrians' Paradise 2013 南大津通歩行者天国	Otsu-dori Sakae intersection <=700m=> Yabacho intersection Nagoya C.	Sundays between  April 15 and June 10 12:00-18:00 The Otsu-dori street between Sakae and Yabacho intersection, approx. 700 meteres, is free of vehicle.	-	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line or Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line.
	Okehazama Kosenjo Festival & Manto-e in Midori-ku 2013	* Okehazama Kosenjo Koen(park) *Chofuku-ji temple Midori-ku Nagoya	<Okehazama Kosenjo Koen(park)> Japanese drum performance/9:20-9:50 Buddhism ritual  10:00-10:40 Naruko odori dance 12:30-13:15 <Chofuku0ji temole) 10:00-17:00 Tie-dyeing workshop, stalls, etc. Japanese drum performance, guitar, etc. <Ooike pond> Manto-e (lighting of 3500 lanterns) 18:30-20:00	Okehazama kosenjo hozonkai 052-629-1212	Take Meitetsu Nagoya Honsen Line. Get off at Arimatsu Sta.
	Let's feed sea lions 2013	Higashiyama Zoo higashiyama Park Higashiyama Koen Nagoya C.	(3rd Sunday between Oct. and May) 14:00- First 70 people who come to the venue by 10:00 can get a numbered ticket and feed elephants from 14:00. Good chance to approach sea lions. Fee: free	052-782-2111	Get off at Higashiyama Koen Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line.
	ShonaiRyokuchi Rose Festival2013 バラまつり	Shonai Ryokuchi and Shonai Ryokuchi Green Plaza Nagoya C	9:00-16:30 54 kinds, 2,500 roots Classical music concert, etc.	Shonai Ryokuchi Green Plaza 052-503-1010	Get off at Shonai-Ryokuchi-Koen Sta. on the Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 2. Walk to the south.
	Horikawa Flower Festival 2013 堀川フラワーフェスティバル	Between Naya-bashi and Nishiki-bashi Along the Horikawa Nagoya C.	10:00-17:00  Horikawa riverside is decorated with flower baskets concert, performance, etc. Gondola boating:500yen	052-222-2686	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk toward Nagoya Sta. Turn left st theNishiki-bashi bridge. Festial is held along the Horikawa Canal.
	Chunichi Ikebana Art Exhibition2013	Matsuzakaya Department Store Honkan 7F Yabacho Nagoya C.	May 15-May20 10:00-19:30 fee: 800yen From 67 schools. One of the popular Ikebana exhibitions in Nagoya.	Chunichi IkebanaKyokai Jimukyoku 052-201-3766 Matsuzakaya 052-251-1111	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line Take exit 5or 6 or Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 16. Walk to the south approx. 5 min. map
	Noh performance by amateur players 2013	Noh Theatre (Nohgakudo) Nagoya C.	10:00-17:45 Noh performance by amateur group Admission: free	Nagoya Nohgakudo 052-231-0088	Get off at Shiyakusho sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 7. Walk to the West approx. 80m. or Get off at Marunouchi subway sta. Take exit 1. Walk to the North approx. 70m. map
	GoldenWeek Event Happy Seven Days 2013	Denki-no-Kagakukan Science Museum of Electricity Fushimi Nagoya C.	Admission: Free Science experiment show. 11:30-12:00, 14:00-14:30, 15:30-16:00	Denki no Kagaku-kan 052-201-1026	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 4. Walk 2 min. map
	Mikawa Isshiki Eel Festival 2013	Isshiki Sakana Hiroba Nishio C. Aichi Pref.	10:00-15:30 Sale of Una-don, Stage show, dance performance, etc.	Jikko Iinkai  0563-72-8847 Shoko Kanko-ka 0563-65-2196	Take a Meitetsu train bound for Kira Yoshida/吉良吉田. Get off at Nishio Sta./西尾. Take a Meitetsu Tobu Kotsu bus bound for Isshiki SakanaHiroba/ Sakushima-iki FunaNoriba(#2 stop) 一色さかな広場・佐久島行船のりば 8;40, 10:15, 12:45, 14:45 (Return* 9:18, 11:05, 13:23, 15:35)
	Mifune Festival 三船祭/Mifune Matsuri2013	Togetsukyo bridge Arashiyama Kyoto	(3rd Sunday of May/annual) Since 1928. Traditional dance, music, etc. are performed on the over 20 boats 12:00-: Shinto ritual at Kurumazaki Jinja 13:00-13:30: Procession (Shrine -> Arashiyama/Ooigawa) 14:00-16:00: A reproduction of boating in the Heian period. Nobles enjoy boating with the god, Kiyohara no Yorinari, who enshrined at the shrine. 16:00-. the god comes ashore and visit Arashiyama-Tongu.	Kurumazaki Jinja 075-861-0039 Kyoto Kanko-kyokai 075-752-0227	Kyoto Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	Sanja Festival2013 recommended	Asakusa Tokyo	(3rd Fri, Sat & Sun of May) One of the three popular festivals in Tokyo. 8:00 - 21:00/Portable shrine 14:00-/Miko dance 15:00/Dedication of dance 20:00-/Miyairi 21:00/Shinto ritual 11:00-18:00/OmatsuriHiroba	03-3844-1575	Asakusa Tokyo Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
20/Mon	Chunichi Ikebana Art Exhibition2013	Matsuzakaya Department Store Honkan 7F Yabacho Nagoya C.	May 15-May20 10:00-19:30 fee: 800yen From 67 schools. One of the popular Ikebana exhibitions in Nagoya.	Chunichi IkebanaKyokai Jimukyoku 052-201-3766 Matsuzakaya 052-251-1111	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line Take exit 5or 6 or Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 16. Walk to the south approx. 5 min. map
	©Tokai C. Oike-Koen Iris Festival Oike Koen Hana-shobu Matsuri 2013 花しょうぶまつり	Oike Koen (park) 大池公園 Tokai C. Aichi Pref.	May 20(Mon) - June 9 (Sun)  140 kinds, 8,000 roots Events are held between 10:00 and 15:00 on June 2 (Sun)	Tokai-shi Shisetsu Kanri Kyokai  052-604-2034	Get off at Otagawa 太田川 Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. A 20-min. walk.
21/Tue 21/Tue	Shoman2013	-	One of the "Niju-shi Sekki (二十四節気）seasonal periods adopted as an agricultural calendar. 小(lit. little) 満(lit. full) Plants gradually grow up and brim of life.　 The temperature rises and leaves become deep green. This time of year, we have a sign of rainy season which called "Hashiri-zuyu(tsuyu)"	-	-
	Kobo-san Nittai-ji Temple fair..2013	Nittai-ji (temple) 日泰寺 Kakuouzan, Nagoya C.	9:00-14:00 Approximatery 300 stalls	052-751-2121	Get off at Kakuozan Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line. Take exit 1 map
	Kosho-ji Marche 2013	Kosho-ji 興正寺 Yagoto Nagoya C.	9:00-16:00	052-632-2801	Get off at Yagoto sta. on the Meijo or Tsurumai Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Atrium Concert 2013	Midland Square Atrium (Midland Square commercial wing B1) Nagoya Nagoya C	17:30-, 18:30- Violin, guitar, acordion Admission: free	Towa Fudosan Eigyobu SGC 052-584-7121	Get off at Nagoya Sta. on the Higashiyama or Sakuradori Subway Line. Take exit 6 map
22/Wed	Lunch Time concert Aichi Pref. Police Brass Band 2013	Meijo Higashi Sho-Koen Naka-ku Nagoya C.	12:15- Admission: Free	052-951-1611 (ex.791-501)	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 5. Go straight, it's on the right. map
	Fresh Concert 2013	Aichi Art Center 2F Forum Sakae Nagoya C.	(4th Wednesday of each month) 12:15-12:45 Admission Free	Aichi Art Center 052-971-5511	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 4. map
23/Thu	Kiratto Brass Concert Nagoya City Firemen Brass Band Concert2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	12:00-13:00 Admission: free	OASIS 21 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Atrium Concert 2013	Midland Square Atrium (Midland Square commercial wing B1) Nagoya Nagoya C	17:30-, 18:30- vocal, guitar, bass Admission: free	Towa Fudosan Eigyobu SGC 052-584-7121	Get off at Nagoya Sta. on the Higashiyama or Sakuradori Subway Line. Take exit 6 map
24/Fri
	Let's take a look at the International Space Station. 2012	Nagoya Latitude: 35.18deg Longitude: 136.91deg	Come within sight-Maximum elevation-End Time: 02:35:30-02:35:00-02:37:30 Direction: NNE-NNE-NE Elevation (deg) : 43- 43 - 13 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency official website is here.	-	-
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	Organic Farmers　 Morning Market 2013 オーガニックファーマーズ朝市村	OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	(Every Saturday) Get fresh vegetables ! 8:30 - 11:30	OASIS 21 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Aichi Police Fureai Festa 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	10:00-16:00 10:00-/Aichi Plice Brass Band	Aichiken KeisatsuHombu Kouhou-ka 052-951-0611	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Ikebana exhibition 2013	Chikusa Ward Office Hall 2F Nagoya C.	10:00-16:00	Machizukuri Suishin-ka 052-753-1825	Get off at Ikeshita Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line
	Chanson Salon Concert 2013	Music Plaza (Ongali Plaza) Kanayama Nagoya C.	(Bacicaly 25th of each month) 15:00 - 15:50 free	Association Franco-Japonaise de la Chanson 052-331-6041	Nagoya Music Plaza Get off at Kanayama sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 1 map
	Thai Festival2013 タイ　フェスティバル	Hisaya-Odori Koen (Hisaya Hiroba) Sakae Nagoya C.	10:00-20:00 Official web site is here Thai mini Thai restaurant, Thai foods, Thai goods, Thai massage, Muetai, etc.	WaiWai Thailand 03-5795-2247 Thai Festival Jikko Iinkai 052-961-2224	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 6. Walk 1 min. map
	photo: courtesy of Yoshik Ishidori Festival Tsushima Shrine Festival2013 津嶋神社例祭	Tsushima Shrine 1 NoritakeShinmachi, Nishi-ku Nagoya 津嶋神社：西区則武新町１ (南押切）	(4th Sat. and Sun. of May/annual) The festival features 3 Ishidori-sha (three-wheeled floats) that were bought from Kuwana city in 1935. In Nagoya, we can see this type of floats only　in this festival. 14:30-15:30 Floats go around town 18:30-19:30 Floats go around town	Nishi-kuyakusho Machidukuri-suishin-ka	Get off at Sengencho Sta. on the Tsurumai Subway Line. it's along Route 22.
	Horikawa Flower Festival 2013 堀川フラワーフェスティバル	Between Naya-bashi and Nishiki-bashi Along the Horikawa Nagoya C.	10:00-17:00  Horikawa riverside is decorated with flower baskets concert, performance, etc. Gondola boating:500yen	052-222-2686	Get off at Fushimi Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line. Walk toward Nagoya Sta. Turn left st theNishiki-bashi bridge. Festial is held along the Horikawa Canal.
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Seibu Lions 18:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	Chiryu Park Iris Festival Hana-shobu Matsuri2013 花しょうぶまつり	Chiryu Koen Chiryu Jinja Shrine Chiryu C. Aichi Pref.	( May 25 - June 20/annual) The original iris were gifts from the Emperor Meiji.	Chiryu-shi KankoKyokai 0566-83-1111	Get off at Chiryu Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. A 10-min. walk.
	Toyokawa Oiden Festival2013	Toyokawa City Undo-koen Ball park(Yakyu-jo) Toyokawa C. Aichi Pref. 豊川市諏訪１丁目７９	(4th Sat. & Sun. of May/annual) Dance Festival. 95teams /3000 dancers will dance. Sale, flea market, stage show, etc. Yosakoi Dance performance 10:30 - 17:00 Official web site is here	Oidensai-Jimukyoku. 0533-86-4101 Toyokawa C. Shoko-ka 0533-89-2140	Take Meitetsu Line bound for Toyohashi(super express)., and change the train at Higashi Okazaki bound for Toyokawa Inari. Get off at Suwa-cho.(1h1/1020yen) 6-min. walk or Take meitetsu Line bound for Toyohashi (rapid train) and change the train at Koh bound for Toyokawa-Inari. Get off at Suwa-cho.(1h4/1020yen) 6-min. walk
	Tour of the studios of Obara Japanese Paper Art 2013	Parking area of the Washi no Furusato (Obara Paper Art Museum) Toyota C. Aichi Pref.	9:00-16:00 Tour bus starts from parking area of the Washi no Furusato (The last bus starts from Washi-no-Furusato at 14:30) Participation fee: Free	0565-65-2151	Get off at Toyota-shi Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. Take a Toyota Oiden Bus bound for Kaminigi and get off at Washi no Furusato.
	Tahara Kite Festival 2013	Around Toyota Kosei Center トヨタ厚生センター Tahara City, Aichi Pref.	(4th Sat and Sun of May/annual) 10:00-13:30 kite flying for children, etc.	Tahara-shi Kanko Kyokai 0531-22-1151 AtsumiHanto Kanko Bureau 0531-23-3516	Get off at Toyohashi sta. on the Meitetsu line (48min-60min./1080yen). Walk 200-300m. Take Toyohashi-Tetsudo line bound for Mikawa-Tahara (terminal). Get off at Mikawa-Tahara sta.(35min/510yen)
	Toei Chainsaw Art Competition 2013	Toei Dome Ground HanamatsuriKaikan Hongo, Toei-cho, KitaShitara-gun Aichi Pref.	Workshop, auction, Tree climbing competition, etc. Official website is here	Toei-cho Kanko-ka 0536-76-1199	Get off at Toei 東栄Sta. on the JR Iida Line. Take a municipal bus Toei-sen line and get off at Hongo本郷stop. A 10-min. walk.
26/Sun 26/Sun 26/Sun 26/Sun 26/Sun	Nagoya City Comprehensive Flood Drill 2013 名古屋市総合水防訓練	Nagoya	In the morning (around at 9:25) The pattern of wail of siren (3 seconds wail - 2 seconds break) x 36 3 minutes in total Chikusa: Heiwa Park/9:10-10:55 Higashi:Yadagawa-bashi Ryokuchi/ Kita:MizuwakebashiRyokuchi/ Nishi: Sako Elem.School/ Nakamura: Taisho-bashi Ryokuchi/ Naka:Misono Elem. School/ Showa: Takigawa Elem School / Mizuho:Tempakugawa Ryokuchi/ Atsuta: Nodate Elem. School/ Nakagawa:Uchide Ground/ Minato: Sun BeachNikko-gawa/ Minami: Tempaku-gawa Ryokuchi/ Moriyama:Yada River OmoribashiRyokuchi Midori:Shinkai-ikeRyokuchi/ Meito: Hikiyama Elem.School/ Tempaku:Otsubo Elem.School.	Shobo-kyoku SaigaiTaisaku 052-972-3522	-
	Communication by Tsumugi work 2013	OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C. オアシス２１	11:00-16:00	Sawaori Hiroba 052-951-2986	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-tai performance2013	Ninomaru Hiroba 二之丸広場 Nagoya Castle Nagoya C.	Omotenashi performance 11:00-, 14:30-	Nagoya Castle 052-231-1700	Get off at Shiyakusho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 7. map
	Let's feed hipos!2013	Higashiyama Park Higashiyama-Koen Nagoya C.	(4th Sunday between Apr. and Nov.) 14:00- First 50 people who come to the venue by 10:00 can get a numbered ticket and feed elephants from 14:00. Good chance to approach hipos. Fee: free	052-782-2111	Get off at Higashiyama Koen Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line.
	Thai Festival2013 タイ　フェスティバル	Hisaya-Odori Koen (Hisaya Hiroba) Sakae Nagoya C.	10:00-20:00 Official web site is here Thai mini Thai restaurant, Thai foods, Thai goods, Thai massage, Muetai, etc.	WaiWai Thailand 03-5795-2247 Thai Festival Jikko Iinkai 052-961-2224	Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 6. Walk 1 min. map
	photo: courtesy of Yoshik Ishidori Festival Tsushima Shrine Festival2013 津嶋神社例祭	Tsushima Shrine 1 NoritakeShinmachi, Nishi-ku Nagoya 津嶋神社：西区則武新町１ (南押切）	(4th Sat. and Sun. of May/annual) The festival features 3 Ishidori-sha (three-wheeled floats) that were bought from Kuwana city in 1935. In Nagoya, we can see this type of floats only　in this festival. 14:30-15:30 Floats go around town 18:30-19:30 Floats go around town	Nishi-kuyakusho Machidukuri-suishin-ka	Get off at Sengencho Sta. on the Tsurumai Subway Line. it's along Route 22.
	image Pedestrians' Paradise 2013 南大津通歩行者天国	Otsu-dori Sakae intersection <=700m=> Yabacho intersection Nagoya C.	Sundays between  April 15 and June 10 12:00-18:00 The Otsu-dori street between Sakae and Yabacho intersection, approx. 700 meteres, is free of vehicle.	-	Get off at Sakae Sta. on the Higashiyama or Meijo Subway Line or Get off at Yabacho Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line.
	Ikebana exhibition 2013	Chikusa Ward Office Hall 2F Nagoya C.	10:00-16:00	Machizukuri Suishin-ka 052-753-1825	Get off at Ikeshita Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line
	Meijo Park Flower Plaza Evening Concert 2013	Meijo Koen Flower Plaza Kita-ku Nagoya C.	18:00-19:45 Family Brass Band Admission: free No reservations requires	052-943-0087	Get off st Meijo-Koen Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. map
	Nagoya Kansho-kai 2013	Noh Theatre (Nohgakudo) Nagoya C.	11:30-17:00 Noh performance by amateur group Admission: free	Nagoya kansho-kai 0568-81-4677	Get off at Shiyakusho sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 7. Walk to the West approx. 80m. or Get off at Marunouchi subway sta. Take exit 1. Walk to the North approx. 70m. map
	Himebotaru Summit in Aichi 2013	Science Museum Fushimi Nagoya C.	13:00-16:00 Lecture and report of the investigation of the habitat status of firefly (Himebotaru/Hotaria parvula) First come 320 people Admission: Free (Admission fee is required to enter the museum)	052-201-4486
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Seibu Lions 14:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
	Classical Car Festival2013	Ai Chikyu-haku Kinen Koen (Mori-Koro Park) Nagakute-cho Aichi Pref.	9:30-16:00 Parade by approx. 100 Classical Cars. Official Website is here	Toyota Museum 0561-63-5151	Get off at Fujigaoka Subway Sta. and transfer to Linimo. Get off at Ai-Chikyuuhaku-kinenKoen Sta. (for Toyota Museum). or Free round bus runs every 15 min. from 9:00 to 17:00 Toyota Museum =>Gozarasse => Ai-Chikyuuhaku-Kinen-koen =>Toyota Museum
	Professional Chindon Festival 2013	Hagiwara-Shotengai Ichinomiya C. Aichi Pref.	(4th Sunday of May/annual) "Chindon" is a onomatopoeia. "Chin" is the sound of bell and "don" is the sound of drum. Chindon is also short for Chindon-ya, traditional street performers who promote local shops, restaurant, pachinko parlors, etc.	Ichinomiya-shi Kanko Kyokai 0586-28-9131	Take a train bound for Gifu. Change the train at Ichinomiya to the local train bound for Tsushima. Get off at Hagiwara Sta. on the Meitetsu Bisai Line. Walk 1 min. (Approx. 35 min from Nagoya/490yen) Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
	BeachLife in Shinmaiko 2013 ビーチライフin新舞子	Shinmaiko Marine Park Blue Sun Beach Chita C. Aichi Pref.	9:00-16:00  Beach yoga, Be-san-tobashiビーサン跳ばし /Beachsandal-flicking contest (compete who can launch a beach-sandal the furthest by kicking it off the foot), Sale of local products, etc.	Chita-shi KankoKyokai 0562-33-3151	Get off at Shimaiko 新舞子 Sta. on the Meitetsu Line. A 10-min. walk 590 (free)
	ERICA Cup Yach Race 2013	Mikawa Bay (The coast of Laguna Gamagori) Gamagori C. Aichi Pref.	10:00-13:00 Yachs become close to Mikawa Oshima and Takeshima around 11:00 We can see the yachs from the beach.	Gamagori-shi KankoShoko-ka 0533-66-1120	Twice a day(8:30, 14:00), direct bus runs from Nagoya Sta. Taikodori-guchi (inquiries/ reservation: J Tours/Tel:052 883-3211/ return ticket 1,000yen) Get off at MikawaOtsuka三河大塚 Sta. or MikawaMiya三河三谷　Sta. on the JR Tokaido Line.  Take a taxi or bus.
	Toyokawa Oiden Festival 2013	Toyokawa City Undo-koen Toyokawa C. Aichi Pref. 豊川市諏訪１丁目７９	(4th Sat. & Sun. of May/annual) Dance Festival. 95teams /3000 dancers will dance. Sale, flea market, stage show, etc. Yosakoi Dance performance 10:00-12:00, 15:30-16:30 Official web site is here	Oidensai-Jimukyoku. 0533-86-4101 Toyokawa C. Shoko-ka 0533-89-2140	Take Meitetsu Line bound for Toyohashi(super express)., and change the train at Higashi Okazaki bound for Toyokawa Inari. Get off at Suwa-cho.(1h1/1020yen) or Take meitetsu Line bound for Toyohashi (rapid train) and change the train at Koh bound for Toyokawa-Inari. Get off at Suwa-cho.(1h4/1020yen)
	Tahara Kite Festival 2013	Around Hananoki Hiroba Tahara City, Aichi Pref.	(4th Sat and Sun of May/annual) 8:30-16:00 => June 3 (Sun) Kite of Tahara area has oblong form. People fly kites for their children. But they also fly them to fight with other kites putting glass powders on the strings and try to cut the oppositions'. 喧嘩凧	Tahara-shi Kanko Kyokai 0531-22-1151 0531-23-3516	Get off at Toyohashi sta. on the Meitetsu line (48min-60min./1080yen). Walk 200-300m. Take Toyohashi-Tetsudo line bound for Mikawa-Tahara (terminal). Get off at Mikawa-Tahara sta.(35min/510yen)
	Toei Chainsaw Art Competition 2013	Toei Dome Ground HanamatsuriKaikan Hongo, Toei-cho, KitaShitara-gun Aichi Pref.	Workshop, auction, Tree climbing competition, etc. Official website is here	Toei-cho Kanko-ka 0536-76-1199	Get off at Toei 東栄Sta. on the JR Iida Line. Take a municipal bus Toei-sen line and get off at Hongo本郷stop. A 10-min. walk.
27/Mon	Iris Festival Hana-shobu Matsuri2013 花しょうぶまつり	Kamo Shobu-en 賀茂しょうぶ園 Aza-Kamata, Kamo-cho, Toyohashi C. Aichi Pref. 豊橋市賀茂町字鎌田	Late May - Middle of June May 27(Mon)-June17(Mon)　2013 Events are held on Sat. and Sun. 300 different kinds of approx. 37,000 Hana-shobu (family of iris) are planted. Illuminated from 18:00 to 21:30 during the festival period.	Hana-shobu Matsuri Jikko Iinkai 0532-51-2430 Toyotetsu Bus 0532-44-8410	Non-stop bus runs during the festival from JR Toyokawa Sta. and Meitetsu Toyohashi Sta. Take a bus from #6 bus stop. Discount return bus ticket is sold at Toyohashi Eki-mae Bus Center. Timetable, course and fare finder JORUDAN and HYPERDIA
28/Tue	Osu Bansho-ji Temple Fair2013	Osu-kannon Nagoya C.	flea market Approximatery 60 stalls Rice cake called "Migawari-mochi" is served from 18:00.	Bansho-ji 052-262-0735	Get off at Osu-kannon sta. on theTsurumai subway line Take exit 2 1-min. walk map
	Mini concert  2013	Midland Square Atrium (Midland Square commercial wing B1) Nagoya Nagoya C	17:30-, 18:30- Contrabass, piano Admission: free	Towa Fudosan Eigyobu SGC 052-584-7121	Get off at Nagoya Sta. on the Higashiyama or Sakuradori Subway Line. Take exit 6 map
	Salon Concert 2013	Nagoya City Music Plaza 1F, Music Salon (Nagoya Ongaku Plaza) Nagoya	18:30- by some members of Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra Admission: Free	Music Plaza 052-331-6041	Nagoya Music Plaza Get off at Kanayama sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 1 map
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Chiba Lotte Marines 18:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
29/Wed	Toyokuni-jinja (shrine) Ku-no-ichi (九の市) open-air market2013	Toyokuni-jinja (shrine) Nakamura-Koen Nagoya C.	(9, 19, 29 of each month) 9:00-13:30 Vegetables, flowers, fish, etc.	Toyokuni Jinja 052-411-0003	Get off at Nakamura-Koen Sta. on the Higashiyama Subway Line. Take exit 3. map
	Chunichi Dragons  Interleague Baseball Game 2013 セ・パ交流戦	Nagoya Dome Nagoya C. ナゴヤドーム	Chunichi Dragons vs Chiba Lotte Marines 18:00 - Advance tickets are available from Lawsons, Family Mart, Circle K, Sunks, etc	Chunichi Dragons 052-261-8814 Nagoya Dome 052-719-2121	Get off at Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Walk 5 min. map
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31/Fri	World No Tabacco Day 2013	-	May 31 WHO designated May 31 as World No Tabacco Day in 1989.	-	-
	Nagoya Hawaii Festival 2013	Ginga no Hiroba OASIS 21 Sakae Nagoya C.	10:00-20:00	Chukyo TV 052-957-3333  OASIS 21 052-962-1011	Get off at Sakae on the Higashiyama or Meijo subway line. Head toward exit 4A. Go down the short stairs and go straight. map
	Salon Concert2012	Music Plaza (Ongali Plaza) Kanayama Nagoya C.	18:30- by Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra Admission: Free No reservation required	052-339-5666	Nagoya Music Plaza Get off at Kanayama sta. on the Meijo subway line. Take exit 1 map
	TakakuraMusubimiko Shrine Festival Eve2013 高座結御子神社例祭宵宮祭	TakakuraMusubimiko Jinja (shrine) 高座結御子神社 9-9 Takakura-cho Atsuta-ku Nagoya C.	17:00- It is said that summer festival season starts from this festival in this local area.	052-671-0400	Get off at NishiTakakura Sta. on the Meijo Subway Line. Take exit 1. Go backward and turn left at the first corner.