Summer Festival - OSAKA

2016
JULY
7
Monthly Event
Calendar of Osaka
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Summer Festival
July 11
（Mon）
& 12
（Tue）
July （
1 Fri）-Aug 31
（Wed）
Dotombori River
Lantern Festival
Ikutama Summer
Festival
PTombori River Walk T Light-up 19:00-02:00 every night ￥ Free ☎ 06-6211-4542
P Ikukunitama Shrine ￥ Free ☎ 06-6771-0002
Lanterns on both banks of Tombori River
Walk are to be illuminated , and various
festival events are to be held. The whole of
Tombori River Walk, the waterfront promenade of Dotombori River, is to be decorated with 1,300 lanterns this year.
July 11
（Mon）- 14（Thu）
Hiranogo Summer Festival
The largest float festival in Osaka city,
announcing the coming
of mid-summer. Nine
floats compete in a
pulling contest on both
t he 12 t h an d 13 t h.
Don't miss them entering the shrine on the
night of 13th. Rituals
such as a parade of
portable shrines are
held on the 14th.
P Kumata Shrine ☎ 06-6791-0208
Following a lion dance and portable
shrine parade in the evening, the
festival's climax is an offering parade
of soul stirring Makura Daiko. The
Makura Daiko falls right and left, while worshippers wearing red
caps beat their drums in unison.
July 15（Fri）
& 16
（Sat）
Summer Festival at
Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
The festival
that showc a s e s lo c al
talents.
Performance
will be played
thinking of
Mr. Minoru
Akita, who
was a comedy writer from Tamatsukuri.
Gourds from the local area will be made into
various kind of dishes for tasting.
P Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine ☎ 06-6941-3821
July 16
（Sat）&17
（Sun）
Taikodai Festival
A procession
centred around
seven glorious
drum floats,
each carrying
two players,
parades through
the streets, the enthusiastic shouts of the
participants marking time along the way. The
festival boasts over 270 years of history.
P K a n d a J i n j a S h r i n e T 16 t h 2 1: 0 0 -
(Nishimachi Kosaten intersection),
17th 13:30- (In front of the Kanda jinja Shrine)
￥ Free ☎ 072-432-1244
July 18
（Mon）
& 19
（Tue）
July 16
（Sat）- August 31
（Wed）
Summer Fiesta in
Minoh Park 2016
Terakata Chochin Bon Dance
During the festival period, the Minoh
minamiterakata area of Moriguchi city,
Terakata Chochin odori (Bon dance)
-Festival of Fire, Water and Light
is a folk entertainment of Kyuwhich started in Edo era. It is particu-
Waterfall will be illuminated, creating
lar that people hold a lantern and
a cool atmosphere that is different
from usual. On July 23, the event "Minoh Candle Road 2016" will be
held, in which 6,000 candles will beautifully illuminate the Minoh
dance with the musical accompaniment that uses the Japanese drum
Waterfall, Minoh Park, and the road leading to the waterfall.
with the Kawachi ondo (Eastern Osaka style bon dance) music. This bon
P Meiji-no-mori Mino Quasi-national Park (Mino Waterfall) ￥ Free ☎ 072-723-1885
P In front of the Keihan Moriguchi-shi Sta. ￥ Free ☎ 06-6995-3158
dance was nominated as a city's intangible folk cultural assets in 2000.
July 22
（Fri）& 23（Sat）
July 24
（Sun）
&25
（Mon）
Soemon-cho Summer Festival
A charming summer festival held in the entertainment quarter of Minami.
Events include the final round of the Miss Soemon-cho Contest that the
winner will be the symbol of Soemon-cho, an outside live stage, and a Kamigata traditional art performance. An elaborate stage and outside beer-hall
are joined by special stalls of the famous shops of Soemon-cho.
P Soemon-cho T17:00 - 22:00 ￥Free ☎ 06-6214-5925
July 24
（Sun）
& 25
（Mon）
Tenjin Matsuri Festival
This festival is the greatest
in Osaka boasting of a
history of a thousand years.
In the Hommiya (Main day)
on the 25th, the Rikutogyo
starts from the shrine at
about 15:30, and finishes
in the shrine again through the Funatogyo. The festival
reaches a climax during that passage.
P Osaka Temmangu Shrine ￥Free ☎ 06-6353-0025
Key to symbols P=Place T=Time ￥=Fee ☎=Inquiries
Daigaku Festival
The "Daigaku", the only one
existing in the city, is made of
79 lanterns hung from arms
standing on a pole. A mid-size
Daigaku is carried in the park.
P Ikune Shrine ￥Free ☎ 06-6659-2821
Associated Event
July 25
（Mon）
Tenjin Matsuri Festival
Dedication Fireworks Display
The Tenjin
Matsuri festival
reaches climax
when approx.
4,000 fireworks
are set off in
the night sky.
P Around the Okawa River T19:00-21:00 ￥Free ☎ 06-6353-0025
July 30
（Sat）
Kishiwada Port
Festival
Approx. 1,500 gorgeous
fireworks are shot off including
one spreading as wide as
250m, and the last 10 minutes
of a Wide Star Mine, which is a
rapid-fire series of bursts.
P Kishiwada Port T20:00-21:00 ￥Free ☎ 072-423-9618
Monthly! Event Calendar of Osaka
July
30
（Sat）
& 31
（Sun）
July 30
（Sat）
- Aug 1
（Mon）
Umeda Yukata Festival 2016
Sumiyoshi Festival
A festival featuring the "Yukata"
(traditional Japanese clothing) in the
city of Osaka. The main event "BonDance", one of many traditional Japanese dances performed in summer will
be held around a "Yagura" (wooden
scaffold). Since the dance steps are
very simple, anybody can participate it
with/without wearing Yukata.
P NU Chayamachi, Grand Front Osaka, Osaka Station City, DIAMOR OSAKA venues ￥ Free ☎ 06-6533-2722
A highlight of this festival is
nagoshi-harai-shinji ritual held on
the 31st. In this ritual, nagoshime
women and children in costumes
of the Muromachi period (14-16th
century) go through a large ring
made of thatch. Visitors can also
participate in this ritual to wish for
good health.
P Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine ￥ Free ☎ 06-6672-0753
Star Festival (Tanabata)
Now - August （
8 Mon）
July 6
（Wed）
&7
（Thu）
Umeda Tanabata
Tanabata Festival at
Hatamono Shrine
The whole of Umeda City is filled
with cheerful Tanabata atmosphere. Enjoy a welcome arch
made of a huge piñata ball and
street stall shops on Takimi Koji
A ll e y , a n d b a m b o o l e a f b o a t
lanterns. Several main events are
held on July 2, 3 and 7.
This shrine is dedicated to the Vega.
Decorated with bamboo branches on
both days of the festival, the shrine is
surrounded by numerous street stalls
and thronged with visitors. The
portable shrines procession is held at 16:00 on the 7th.
P Hatamono Jinja Shrine ￥Free ☎ 072-891-4418
P Umeda Sky Building ￥Free ☎ 06-6440-3899
July 6
（Wed）
-（
8 Fri）
Tanabata Evening at Shitennoji Temple
To celebrate Tanabata, a bamboo grass tunnel and
an artificial Milky Way will appear at Shitennoji
Temple. The tunnel will be 27meter long and the
Milky Way made with brilliant LEDs. If you walk
through the bamboo grass tunnel decorated with
tanzaku (colorful strips of paper on which people
write their wishes), your wish might be heard by the
stars. During the period, the venue will be lined with
street stalls. There will also be various events,
including a concert, an astronomical viewing session, and lectures relating to stars.
On July 7, a fire ritual will be held at the temple to burn the tanzaku.
P Shitennoji ￥Free ☎ 06-6775-1400
July
（
2 Sat）
&（
3 Sun）
ART OSAKA 2016
Annual summer art
fair "ART OSAKA
2016". Galleries from
inside and outside of
Japan will be introduced in this fair.
P Hotel Granvia
Osaka 26F ￥1day
pass 1,500yen
(Free for elementry school student or younger when
accompanying guardians) ☎ 06-7506-9338
Late
On July 7th, the beautiful Milky Way full of LED
light (called Inoriboshi)
of hope appears in
Nakanoshima, Osaka,
for just one day.
P Between Ten-mangu
and Kitahama along
Okawa River T18:00-21:00 ￥Free ☎06-7507-2006
Notable Event
July 16
（Sat）
- August 31
（Wed）
Osaka Castle Water Park by Huis Ten Bosch
Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Nagasaki, will be holding a
summer limited water attraction in front of Osaka castle! A lot
of summer-like attraction will be available including a 150m
long water long slider, a jumping slider and three huge swimming pools with 20m in diameter. It's a fun event to enjoy
many different water activities in swimsuit right in front of Osaka Castle! World beer festival
will be held simultaneously.
P Osaka Castle Park T10：00-18：00 ￥◆Admission（water park entry ticket + water
long slider ticket x1): Adult（High school student or older）1600yen, Child（3 years old
to junior high school student）1000yen ◆Free Pass（water park entry ticket + free
water long slider ticket): Adult（High school student or older） 2000yen, Child（3 years
old to junior high school student）1400yen ☎ 0570-064-110
July to Late August
Sunflower Festa at Expo Park
When summer comes along in full force,
approx. 10,000 sunflowers in 22 varieties
are in full bloom. Some are named after
famous artists including Van Gogh, Monet
and Gauguin. See their different forms of
elaborate flowers in peak season during
summer.
July （
7 Thur）
Heisei Osaka Legend of the Milky
Way
P Natural and Cultural Garden "Tulip
Garden", Expo Park T9:30-17:00 (entry
until 16:30) *Closed on Wednesdays ￥ Adult 250 yen, Elementary and Junior
high school student 70 yen ☎0120-1970-89
July 31
（Sun）
Grand Evening Fish Market
At this 700-year-old fish auction, sailors and fishermen
from around the country make
offering of fish at Sumiyoshi
Taisha Shrine to pray for a
safe voyage and good catch.
P Ohama Park
T13:00-21:30 (Fish auction
19:00-)
￥Free ☎ 072-227-8841