Festival and Events

January

Hyondori-mai Dance Festival(early January / at Igawa)

February

Kuno-zan Tosho-gu Spring Big Festival (17th)
Nanakusa Festival (at Fukuden-ji Temple in Hinata)

April

Shizuoka Festival (early April)
It features a Cherry Blossom Big Parade. It remembers the cherry blossom viewing, conducted by Tokugawa Ieyasu (a founder of the Yedo Shogunate Government) in the early 17th century. Also a number of local residents participate in the event to enjoy the Night Cherry Blossom Dancing. 		Shizuoka Festival

May

Aoi Festival (early May / at Wakeikazuchi-jinja Shrine)

June

Wakuguri (30th / at various shrines)

July

Kiyomizu Festival (9th / Kiyomizu-dera Temple)
Mando Mitama Festival (mid July / Gokoku Jinja Shrine)
Tokei-in Kaisan-Ki (19th - 20th)
Abe-kawa River Fireworks Festival (the last Saturday)

August

Utougi Bon Festival Dance(14th - 15th)

October

Toro Festival (early October)

November

Street Performance World Cup (early November)

December

Mikan Harvest Event (from the mandarin orange tree manually planted by Ieyasu) (middle December / at Sunpu Park)

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