{"id":9247,"date":"2025-04-21T12:06:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T03:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hbv1001vjsu4.previewdomain.jp\/jpn\/blog\/wp\/?p=9247"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:56:22","slug":"takayama-festival-april-15th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corritrip.jp\/jpn\/blog\/en\/takayama-festival-april-15th\/","title":{"rendered":"Takayama Spring Festival | April 15th Detailed Schedule and Info"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Every year the Takayama Festival<\/strong> (Spring) is held on April 14th and 15th. April 14th is where most of the major festivities are held including the night festival. If you missed the festival on the 14th, don’t fret! You can still see the floats another day. On the 15th, the parade returns to the main shrine and several dances and puppet shows<\/strong> are held throughout the day. Depending on the weather, there are cases where the festival finishes early or is cancelled due to the fragile nature of the floats so please keep this in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to get to Takayama from Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Boarding Area<\/th>Time Taken<\/th>Bus Fare<\/th>Reservation link<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Tokyo (Shinjuku Station)<\/strong><\/td>~7 hours<\/td>Adult: 8,000 yen
Child: 4,000 yen<\/td>		Direct bus<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nagoya Station<\/strong><\/td>~2 1\/2 hours<\/td>Adult: 3,600 yen
Child: 3,600 yen<\/td>		Direct bus<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Kyoto Station<\/strong><\/td>~5 hours<\/td>Adult: 6,000 yen
Child: 2,750 yen<\/td>		Direct bus<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Osaka Station<\/strong><\/td>~6 hours<\/td>Adult: 7,000 yen
Child: 3,550 yen<\/td>		Direct bus<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Festival Schedule for April 15th (Tentative)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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April 15th:<\/strong> On this day, a procession makes its way back to Hie Shrine where they departed the day before. There are also puppet shows put on through different times throughout the day. At the procession locals dress up in traditional wear and play music as they march back to Hie Shrine. There are also Shishimai (lion) dances that take place in front of the Takayama Historical Government House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takayama Spring Festival April 15th Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> This is the basic schedule, however often schedules can be completely changed due to weather conditions so pay attention to live updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marionette Performance #1<\/td>\u3000\u3000\u300010:00 AM (around 15 mins)<\/td><\/tr>
Procession starts
(in front of Takayama Historical Government House )<\/td>		\u3000\u3000\u300012:30 PM <\/td><\/tr>
Marionette Performance #2<\/td>\u3000\u3000\u30002:00 PM (around 15 mins)<\/td><\/tr>
Procession ends at Hie Shrine<\/td>\u3000\u3000\u30004:00 PM<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
The schedule is subject to change depending on weather (such as rain). <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Takayama City decides and has live updates on which events are cancelled the day of found on their Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takayama Float Locations (for the marionette dances)
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