2025 Mikawa Isshiki Great Lantern Festival
A festival with a history of over four hundred years
The Mikawa Isshiki Suwa Shrine, said to have been founded in the Eiroku era (1558-1570) by enshrining a part of the deity of Suwa in Shinano, hosts the "Mikawa Isshiki Great Lantern Festival". The festival features six giant lanterns measuring 6 to 10 meters in length, which are said to have originated from bonfires lit to calm the ocean's demons. Enjoy this historically significant and powerful festival, designated as tangible folk cultural assets by Aichi Prefecture.
Map & Location
Mikawa Isshiki Suwa Shrine
Approximately 50 minutes from Tomei "Otowa Gamagori" IC
Take the Meitetsu Nishio Line train to Meitetsu Nishio Station, then take the Meitetsu Toubu Transportation bus bound for "Isshiki Town Community Center" and get off at "Isshiki Taiho Bridge", then walk about 6 minutes.
Details about 2025 Mikawa Isshiki Great Lantern Festival
- Date & Time
- 8/23(Sat) 8/24(Sun)
- Note
- The time differs depending on the date of the event, so please check the website. Also, the lanterns will only be lit on Saturdays. *For information on the event during rainy weather, please check the "Mikawa Isshiki Suwa Shrine Official Website".
- Venue
- Mikawa Isshiki Suwa Shrine
- Address
- 129 Isshikumiya, Isshiki Town, Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture
- parking
- Free parking
- Access
- Approximately 50 minutes from Tomei "Otowa Gamagori" IC
- Access (Public)
- Take the Meitetsu Nishio Line train to Meitetsu Nishio Station, then take the Meitetsu Toubu Transportation bus bound for "Isshiki Town Community Center" and get off at "Isshiki Taiho Bridge", then walk about 6 minutes.
- Contact
- 0563-73-4276 （Mikawa Isshiki Suwa Shrine）
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