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Event Shizuoka seasonal event calendar
Spring
Shizuoka Festival
Held in the area around Shizuoka City Hall and Sunpu Castle.
- Opening time
- First Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday in April
Ose Festival / Uchiura Fishing Port Festival
Held at Osezaki and Uchiura Fishing Port Festival is held at Uchiura Fishing Port.
- Opening time
- April 4
Yabusame (horseback archery) Festival
Held at Fujisan Hongu Sengen-Taisha Shrine.
- Opening time
- May 4-6
Hamamatsu Festival
Held in Hamamatsu City.
- Opening time
- May 3-5
Summer
Yoshiwara Gion Festival
Held in the Yoshiwara district of Fuji City, Shizuoka
- Opening time
- Early June
Fukuroi Enshu Fireworks Festival
Fireworks in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka.
- Opening time
- Early August
Shimizu Port Festival
Held at Shimizu Port in Shizuoka City.
- Opening time
- Early July
Yaizu Shrine Ara Matsuri
Held at Yaizu Shrine, Yaizu City, Shizuoka.
- Opening time
- August 12 and 13
Autumn
Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka (Naked) Festival
Held in Iwata City
- Opening time
- Around September 10
Shimada Obi Festival
Held in Shimada City
- Opening time
- Mid-October (every 3 years)
Kakegawa Festival
Held in Kakegawa City
- Opening time
- Early October
Fujieda Grand Festival
Held in Fujieda City
- Opening time
- Late September to Early October (every 3 years)
Winter
Akiha Fire Festival
Held at Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine in Hamamatsu City.
- Opening time
- December 15 and 16 every year
Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival
Held in Kawazu-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- Opening time
- Early to late February
Kasuisai Hina Matsuri Doll Festival
Held at Kansuisai in Kuno, Fukuroi City
- Opening time
- January 1 to the end of March
Omuroyama Yamayaki (Mountain Burning Festival Mount Omuro)
Held on Mt. Omuro, Tomido, Ito City
- Opening time
- Second Sunday in February