{"id":5700,"date":"2014-04-11T18:02:43","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T17:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidejapanblog.com\/?p=5700"},"modified":"2015-06-22T10:48:26","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T09:48:26","slug":"inuyama-matsuri-blossom-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/11\/inuyama-matsuri-blossom-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Inuyama Matsuri &#8211; Blossom and festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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Inuyama is a town just 20 minutes train journey from Nagoya, and is rapidly growing into a really vibrant tourist destination. It is home to Japan&#8217;s oldest castle (Well, sort of! Construction actually began on Matsumoto castle\u00a0before Inuyama, but Inuyama was completed first &#8211; you decide which takes the prize!).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5709\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"View from the top of Inuyama castle\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p2020010-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the top of Inuyama castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leading through the town centre from the castle is a lovely street lined with Edo-style frontages housing a variety of shops, cafes, restaurants and museums. On an ordinary day this is pleasantly quiet, but during the festival it was packed to the gills with people. Food stalls, or &#8220;yatai,&#8221; line the streets all the way from Inuyama Station to the castle, selling everything from chocolate-coated bananas and chicken skewers to delicious &#8220;dango&#8221; dumplings and bean-paste mochi.\u00a0Of course, we made sure to take advantage of the full range of culinary offerings &#8211; and were even forcibly bought a round of beers by a strange old Japanese man. Bonus!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5704\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479.jpg?w=468\" alt=\"Ready to roll: the festival floats after being hung with their lanterns\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050479-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to roll: the festival floats after being hung with their lanterns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We tried our hand at throwing ninja shuriken (throwing stars), and I think it&#8217;s probably safe to say that I&#8217;m never going to qualify as a ninja, as much as it pains me to admit it. Childhood dream smashed. There were also a couple of stalls where you could win your own baby terrapin &#8211; a far cry from the goldfish-in-a-bag combo of my own childhood!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-780x1040.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050453-510x680.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, when twilight came, the huge, lantern-laden floats that are the real focus of the festival were paraded through the streets. At the very top of the floats are &#8220;karakuri&#8221; puppets, which you inspect up close at the\u00a0museum of Japanese toys on the approach to the castle, and at the bottom tier were children chanting and banging drums to the tune of eerie flute music. The costumes they were are incredibly elaborate, and can cost millions of yen. Most impressively of all, however, each float was decorated with hundreds of lanterns, each lit with a real candle &#8211; no cheating here!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5705\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Children being carried towards the floats before the parade begins\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050480-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children being carried towards the floats before the parade begins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5707\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Parade in full swing\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-780x1040.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050494-510x680.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade in full swing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The castle, which has just finished undergoing refurbishment, was also looking very photogenic in the floodlights, surrounded by sakura.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-780x1040.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050486-510x680.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inuyama festival, though becoming steadily more and more frequented, has yet to reach the heights of popularity attained by similar events such as Takayama festival, but it&#8217;s every bit as good. If you&#8217;re staying in Nagoya or anywhere nearby during April, make sure you come down and check it out!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5708\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Sakura by the light of the festival lanterns. Beautiful!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-780x1040.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/p4050516-510x680.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sakura by the light of the festival lanterns. 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Help us by sharing it! Last weekend, Nate, Pepijn and I (all from the IJT Nagoya office!) headed to Inuyama festival (\u72ac\u5c71\u796d\u308a). Inuyama is a town just 20 minutes train journey from Nagoya, and is rapidly growing into a really vibrant tourist destination. 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