2026

Spring Events

Month	Day	Event Name	Holding Date
Mar.	28	Fujioka-Area Iino River Cherry Blossom Lane Light Display 2026	- Apr 5 (Sun)
Apr.	4	Toyota-Area Cherry Blossom Shuttle Bus A shuttle bus service will operate connecting 3 cherry blossom viewing spots—Hiratobashi Park, Suigen Park, and Kuragaike Park—with the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, other cultural facilities, and the park-and-ride parking lot.
	5	Toyota-Area Cherry Blossom Shuttle Bus A shuttle bus service will operate connecting 3 cherry blossom viewing spots—Hiratobashi Park, Suigen Park, and Kuragaike Park—with the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, other cultural facilities, and the park-and-ride parking lot.
	11	$Matsudaira Spring Festival\r\nMatsudaira Spring Festival\r\nMatsudaira Spring Festival\r\nMatsudaira Spring Festival$ Matsudaira-Area Matsudaira-go Gongen Matsuri (Matsudaira Spring Festival)
	12	$\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Shimoyama-Area Noharagawa Tourism Center Enjoy nature to the fullest from season to season with refreshing breezes along the clear, sparkling Nohara River at Noharagawa Tourism Center. With a total of 38 fishing spots, a place for fishing as a family, trout fishing by hand or with a rod, and other river activities, it'…	- Dec 10 (Thu)
	12	$Matsudaira Spring Festival\r\nMatsudaira Spring Festival\r\nMatsudaira Spring Festival\r\nMatsudaira Spring Festival$ Matsudaira-Area Matsudaira-go Gongen Matsuri (Matsudaira Spring Festival)
	18	$Fujioka Wisteria Festival\r\nFujioka Wisteria Festival\r\nFujioka Wisteria Festival$ Fujioka-Area Fujioka Wisteria Festival	- May 5 (Tue)
May.	30	$Fufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN\r\nFufula BERRY GARDEN$ Toyota-Area Berry picking at Fufula BERRY GARDEN	May 30, 2026–date pending (around early Aug in past years)

Summer Events

Month	Day	Event Name	Holding Date
Jul.	4	$\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Fujioka-Area Fujioka Oiden Summer Festival & Fireworks Part of the larger My Town Oiden of Toyota City, this event is held at the Fujioka District where locals participate in a dance contest. Crowning the event is the fireworks display with about 1,000 shots launched in time with the background music!
	11	$\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Asahi-Area Odo Kanko Yana Fishing Weir Here you can catch sweetfish and enjoy sweetfish cuisine. In summer, the place is bustling with families enjoying the river. You can catch fish with your bare hands at the weir from mid-July to the end of October.	- Sep 23 (Wed)
		$\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Inabu-Area Oiden Yana Fishing Weir Catch sweetfish or play in the river. In the tent area, you can enjoy sweetfish cuisine such as salted sweetfish, sweetfish mochi sticks, and sweetfish rice and even barbeque. Open from July to the end of October.	- Sep 23 (Wed)
		$\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Fujioka-Area Kawaguchi Yana Fishing Weir Kawaguchi Yana Fishing Weir is built along the clean Yahagi River. Enjoy fresh sweetfish cuisine and the unusual sweetfish sashimi (raw fish). Barrier-free seats are also available. The season is from June to late October.	- Sep 23 (Wed)
		$広瀬やな\r\n広瀬やな\r\nHirose Yana Fishing Weir\r\nHirose Yana Fishing Weir\r\nHirose Yana Fishing Weir$ Toyota-Area Hirose Yana Fishing Weir A famous sightseeing place in Toyota, the fishing platform at Hirose Yana Fishing Weir is built in the traditional way with bamboo. There's also an eating space right next to the weir, where you can appreciate the natural surroundings while dining. Enjoy clear waters and plea…	- Sep 23 (Wed)
	18	$Blueberry-no-Komichi\r\nBlueberry-no-Komichi\r\nBlueberry-no-Komichi\r\nBlueberry-no-Komichi\r\nBlueberry-no-Komichi$ Inabu-Area Blueberry-no-Komichi	- Sep 23 (Wed)
	18	$STREET & PARK MARKET\r\nSTREET & PARK MARKET\r\nSTREET & PARK MARKET$ Toyota-Area STREET & PARK MARKET STREET & PARK MARKET is held on the first and third Saturdays of every month. The carefully made items for sale range from handmade goods and accessories to antique items, old books, sweets, and other food made with organic ingredients. Hands-on experiences, massages, nail art…	First and Third Saturdays of Every Month
	19	$Odo Yumekake Wind Chime Festival\r\nOdo Yumekake Wind Chime Festival\r\nOdo Yumekake Wind Chime Festival\r\nOdo Yumekake Wind Chime Festival\r\nOdo Yumekake Wind Chime Festival$ Asahi-Area Odo Yumekake Wind Chime Festival An event begun in 2003. In the middle of July, wind chimes join the sounds of the river to fill the Odo-cho area. The first day of the event draws many visitors, offering opportunities for making your own wind chime, copying Buddhist sutras, meditating, and much more.	- Aug 31 (Mon)
	26	Toyota-Area Toyota Oiden Festival Fireworks Toyota Oiden Festival is Toyota City's largest event and, to conclude it with a big splash, the last day features the Toyota Oiden Festival Fireworks. Featuring Melody Fireworks, a huge waterfall fireworks, "starmines", which are complex combinations of simultaneous launches, te…
Aug.	12	$Shimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival$ Shimoyama-Area Shimoyama Summer Festival Not many fireworks are launched at this simple but cute festival, but guests get to see them from really close. Traditional summer festival attractions for the whole evening entertain the guests.
	13	$Shimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival\r\nShimoyama Summer Festival$ Shimoyama-Area Shimoyama Summer Festival Not many fireworks are launched at this simple but cute festival, but guests get to see them from really close. Traditional summer festival attractions for the whole evening entertain the guests.
	15	$\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Asahi-Area Asahi Yamabiko Fireworks From the spectator seats, the Asahi Yamabiko Fireworks look much closer than normal fireworks. Since the area is surrounded by mountains, they cannot shoot fireworks very high. It is to prevent fires. The fireworks therefore explode at a lower height, making it look really close!

Autumn Events

Month	Day	Event Name	Holding Date
Sep.	19	$STREET & PARK MARKET\r\nSTREET & PARK MARKET\r\nSTREET & PARK MARKET$ Toyota-Area STREET & PARK MARKET STREET & PARK MARKET is held on the first and third Saturdays of every month. The carefully made items for sale range from handmade goods and accessories to antique items, old books, sweets, and other food made with organic ingredients. Hands-on experiences, massages, nail art…	First and Third Saturdays of Every Month
Nov.	early	$Otaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival$ Matsudaira-Area Otaki Gorge Maple Festival Otaki Gorge is located along Niogawa River, the tributary of Tomoegawa River, in the city of Toyota near Asuke Town. Niogawa River is the resulting flow of six upstream water sources, and is rather calm until it gets to Komiyama District. From this point onward, and until it mee…
	mid	$Otaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival$ Matsudaira-Area Otaki Gorge Maple Festival Otaki Gorge is located along Niogawa River, the tributary of Tomoegawa River, in the city of Toyota near Asuke Town. Niogawa River is the resulting flow of six upstream water sources, and is rather calm until it gets to Komiyama District. From this point onward, and until it mee…
	late	$Otaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival\r\nOtaki Gorge Maple Festival$ Matsudaira-Area Otaki Gorge Maple Festival Otaki Gorge is located along Niogawa River, the tributary of Tomoegawa River, in the city of Toyota near Asuke Town. Niogawa River is the resulting flow of six upstream water sources, and is rather calm until it gets to Komiyama District. From this point onward, and until it mee…
	21	$STREET & PARK MARKET\r\nSTREET & PARK MARKET\r\nSTREET & PARK MARKET$ Toyota-Area STREET & PARK MARKET STREET & PARK MARKET is held on the first and third Saturdays of every month. The carefully made items for sale range from handmade goods and accessories to antique items, old books, sweets, and other food made with organic ingredients. Hands-on experiences, massages, nail art…	First and Third Saturdays of Every Month

Winter Events

Month	Day	Event Name	Holding Date
Dec.	mid	$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
Dec.	late	$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
Jan.	early	$\r\n$ Inabu-Area Hyobaku Ice Cascade of Yusui Hiroba in Inabu Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
		$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
		$Inabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade$ Inabu-Area Inabu Ice Cascade Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
	mid	$\r\n$ Inabu-Area Hyobaku Ice Cascade of Yusui Hiroba in Inabu Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
		$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
		$Inabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade$ Inabu-Area Inabu Ice Cascade Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
	late	$\r\n$ Inabu-Area Hyobaku Ice Cascade of Yusui Hiroba in Inabu Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
		$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
		$Inabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade$ Inabu-Area Inabu Ice Cascade Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
	3	$\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Toyota-Area Umekou Peach, Pear, and Strawberry Farm (Strawberry Picking) Umekou Peach, Pear, and Strawberry Farm is a highly popular and delightful strawberry picking farm located in Toyota City. A highlight of strawberry picking is the Akihime strawberries, which are sweet with hardly any tartness. The farm also grows Beni-Hoppe strawberries, which …	Early January to mid-May
Feb.	early	$\r\n$ Inabu-Area Hyobaku Ice Cascade of Yusui Hiroba in Inabu Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
		$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
		$Inabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade$ Inabu-Area Inabu Ice Cascade Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
	mid	$\r\n$ Inabu-Area Hyobaku Ice Cascade of Yusui Hiroba in Inabu Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
		$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
		$Inabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade$ Inabu-Area Inabu Ice Cascade Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
	late	$\r\n$ Inabu-Area Hyobaku Ice Cascade of Yusui Hiroba in Inabu Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
		$Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest\r\nMennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest$ Inabu-Area Mennoki Soft Rime Virgin Forest The virgin forest of Mennoki, filled with beech trees over 300 years old, is designated as a Special Protection Area of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. When weather conditions such as subfreezing temperatures align, soft rime covers the trees as they sparkle beautifully in…	Mid-December to Mid-February
		$Inabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade\r\nInabu Ice Cascade$ Inabu-Area Inabu Ice Cascade Starting in December of each year, columns are set up in a waterfall near Oidaira Park (Rokurogi) and water is poured over them every day to create enormous icicles, creating a frozen waterfall sculpture (hyobaku) that can be seen only in the winter. When illuminated at night, t…
	7	$\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$ Inabu-Area Inabu Lunar Calendar’s Hina Festival Meet various kinds of hina dolls and look forward to seeing what theme the hina dolls will make an appearance under this year. The main venue is at Donguri Workshop, where the dolls who have retired from being regular hina dolls have become “fukuyose hina,” bringing good luck a…	- Apr 3 (Fri)
	21	$Hirashiba Park Plum Blossom Festival\r\nHirashiba Park Plum Blossom Festival\r\nHirashiba Park Plum Blossom Festival\r\nHirashiba Park Plum Blossom Festival\r\nHirashiba Park Plum Blossom Festival$ Toyota-Area Hirashiba Park Plum Blossom Festival Hirashiba Park is host to some of the best plum blossoms in Toyota with approximately 530 plum trees of 37 varieties, blooming over a long period from mid-February to mid-March. Many flock to this park each year with the aim of enjoying the beauty of spring just a little bit soo…	- Mar 29 (Sun)