Parade float introduction (all floats designated Tokai City tangible folk cultural properties)
• Hon-machi float: Built in 1842 / Approx. 6.8 m high, approx. 2.5 m wide, approx. 5.7 m deep / Features a mechanized puppet of Chinese historian and scholar Sima Guang breaking a jar as in a famous myth
• Kita-machi float: Built in 1827 / Approx. 6.75 m high, approx. 2.5 m wide, approx. 5.65 m deep / Features a mechanized puppet doing a handstand on a maple and banging a drum
• Entsu float: Built in 1819 / Approx. 6.45 m high / approx. 2.5 m wide / approx. 5.5 m deep / Features a mechanized puppet of a child in traditional Chinese dress shooting a bow and arrow
• Hachiko float: Built in 1823 / Approx. 6.15 m tall / approx. 2.5 m wide / approx. 5.45 m deep / Features a mechanized puppet doing a handstand on another's shoulders and banging a drum
• Daimon float: Assumed to be built in 1794 / Approx. 6.05 m tall / approx. 2.35 m wide / approx. 5.2 m deep / Features a mechanized dancer puppet changing into shrine
EVENT OVERVIEW
| Date | Sat, Sep 27–Sun, Sep 28, 2025 |
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| Location | Around Yokosuka Town in the city of Tokai and Atago Jinja Shrine |
| Location | 23-1 Yonnowari, Yokosuka-machi, Tokai-shi, Aichi (Atago Jinja Shrine) Note: • The Access Map shows the location of Atago Jinja Shrine. |
| Inquiries | 0562-32-2557 (Yokosuka Festival Preservation Society) |
| Restrooms | Available |
| Parking | Available, some pay parking Temporary parking lot: Motohama Park Parking Lot, etc. Note: • Come by public transportation when possible as parking near the venue is limited. |
| Other Major Facilities |
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| Links |
Owari Yokosuka Festival website (Japanese)
Tokai City Tourism Association event page (Japanese) |
