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Shinojima Island Gion Festival / Nojima Island Festival

Shinojima Island Gion Festival / Nojima Island Festival

Date: Jul 12,2025(Sat)

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Nojima Festival's Boat Parade canceled for 2025

Fireworks color the early summer ocean

At this traditional two-day event on romantic Shinojima Island, the first day is reserved for the Gion Festival with a procession by elementary school students carrying a portable shrine and a fireworks show at Shinojima Port. The second day is marked by the Nojima Island Festival, praying for maritime safety and an abundant catch, where fishing boats go on parade just off the island's coast with flags raised in indication of a great haul.

Shinojima Island's fireworks display is the first of greater Minamichita Town's many. Launched just offshore from the bank of Shinojima Port, you can see the fireworks anywhere from the surrounding area. The fishing boats moored there have colorful fishing flags raised in anticipation of the Nojima Island Festival Boat Parade, acting as a wonderful accent to the fireworks.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Place	Shinojima Sun Sun Beach / Shinojima Fishery Port
Location	〒470-3505 Shinojima, Minamichita-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi
Parking	Pay parking available at Morozaki Port Public Parking Lot (193 spaces. JPY 100/hr.)
Phone number	0569-67-3700 (Shinojima Island Tourism Association, available 9:00 am–4:00 pm)

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LINK

Shinojima Island Tourism Association event page (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

Get off at Kowa Station on the Kowa Line and walk 10 min. to Kowa Port. Ride a high-speed ship to Shinojima Port for approx. 25 min.
Access by car

Approx. 10 min. from Toyooka Interchange on the Minamichita Road to Morozaki Port. Take the Meitetsu Sightseeing Boat to Shinojima Port.