Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Nagoya, Japan

Topdrukte — Nabana no Sato illumination, New Year at Atsuta Shrine

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nabana no Sato illumination (18 okt – 31 mei (meestal)), New Year at Atsuta Shrine (31 dec – 3 jan)

Topdrukte — Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, Nabana no Sato illumination

• Festival

  Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri

  10 feb – 10 mrt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  A day trip away at Konomiya Shrine in Inazawa: thousands of men in loincloths push to touch the chosen 'naked man' and shed their bad luck. It falls on the 13th day of the first lunar month. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nabana no Sato illumination (18 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, Cherry blossom

• Natuur

  Cherry blossom

  25 mrt – 10 apr · meestalDruk

  The castle moat and the four-kilometre bank of the Yamazaki river are the two everyone walks. Nagoya opens a day or two before Tokyo most years.

Nog steeds bezig: Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri (10 feb – 10 mrt (meestal)), Nabana no Sato illumination (18 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 6 meiDrukBoek vroeg

  A run of public holidays from 29 April to 5 May when much of Japan travels at once: trains, flights and hotels fill, rates peak and popular sights are crowded. Book well ahead or come the week after. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cherry blossom (25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)), Nabana no Sato illumination (18 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Nabana no Sato illumination

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Golden Week (29 apr – 6 mei), Nabana no Sato illumination (18 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Tsuyu rain season

  5 jun – 20 jul · meestalMoesson

  The rain front sits over the Nobi plain for six weeks and takes the edge off nothing — it stays humid throughout. Good weeks for the Tokugawa museum and the underground city.

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

  5–25 jul · meestalSportevenementBoek vroeg

  Fifteen days from the first or second Sunday of July, now in the new arena beside the castle. Same-day standing tickets exist but the queue for them starts before the box office opens. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Peak summer heat

  15 jul – 5 sep · meestalExtreme hitte

  The Nobi basin traps heat and humidity better than anywhere else on the main line, and the city regularly runs hotter than Tokyo or Osaka. Plan the day around the underground arcades.

Nog steeds bezig: Tsuyu rain season (5 jun – 20 jul (meestal))

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 aug – 30 sep · meestalSluitingen

  Ise Bay is the reason this city takes storm surge seriously. Practically it means a shinkansen day lost between Tokyo and Osaka, which is Nagoya's whole role for most travellers. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Peak summer heat (15 jul – 5 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Peak summer heat (15 jul – 5 sep (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 aug – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Nagoya Festival, Nabana no Sato illumination

• Festival

  Nagoya Festival

  15–25 okt · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  The city's own October weekend of stages and floats. The warlord procession that used to close the roads through the centre is not being run in 2026, so check the programme before planning around it. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Nabana no Sato illumination

  18 okt – 31 mei · meestalLicht & vuurDruk

  A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring. Weekends and the days before Christmas are crowded and cost more. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Nabana no Sato illumination, Korankei Gorge maples

• Natuur

  Korankei Gorge maples

  1–30 novHerfstkleurenDruk

  A day trip away in Toyota: thousands of maples along the Tomoe river turn red through November and are lit up in the evening, usually best in the second half of the month. Weekend traffic into Asuke backs up for hours. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nabana no Sato illumination (18 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Nabana no Sato illumination, New Year at Atsuta Shrine

• Feestdag

  New Year at Atsuta Shrine

  31 dec – 3 janSchoolvakantiesDrukSluitingen

  Millions make their first shrine visit of the year at Atsuta Jingu in the first three days of January, with long queues and food stalls. Many restaurants, shops and museums close for the holiday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nabana no Sato illumination (18 okt – 31 mei (meestal))