Toyokawa’s traditional festival, featuring fireworks racing along hemp ropes and a shrine procession
Tsunahibi presented at Susanoo Shrine
The 2026 edition of Tsunahibi presented at Susanoo Shrine has ended.
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/07/17 〜 2026/07/19Ended
- Season / frequency
- Friday, Saturday, and Sunday close to July 20 / Every year
- Location
- Toyokawa Susanoo Shrine
- Area
- Aichi Prefecture・Toyokawa City(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 40 min–2 h · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Features
- Highlights and activities
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
Tsunahibi, presented at the grand festival of Toyokawa Susanoo Shrine, is a sacred rite passed down in the community. Fireworks race along hemp ropes stretched from the to the . Together with handheld fireworks and the shrine procession, it represents Toyokawa’s festival culture.
About Tsunahibi presented at Susanoo Shrine
Tsunahibi, presented at Susanoo Shrine, is a sacred rite offered during the grand festival of Toyokawa Susanoo Shrine.
The festival centers on Tsunahibi, in which showering fireworks race along hemp ropes stretched from the haiden to the torii. Handheld fireworks, large-tube firework offerings, and a shrine procession are also held.
The shrine procession features a , a sacred horse, a lion head, Sas踊り, and other participants, carrying on the festival traditions of the Toyokawa community.
Festival highlights
Tsunahibi includes several types, such as Tsunahari, Yari, Yukiwakare, Sakaoi, Kurumabi, Yukimodori, and Oitsuna.
Their movements vary: some fireworks travel as far as the haiden, some return, some split in two along the way, and others rotate.
Oitsuna, in which sixty-five fireworks race toward the haiden one after another, is considered especially spectacular, and the eastern and western honkaisho compete in this feat.
Toyokawa’s traditional festival, featuring fireworks racing along hemp ropes and a shrine procession
What to expect
The grand festival features handheld fireworks, mechanical fireworks, and large-tube fireworks, beginning with Friday evening’s warm-up. Tsunahibi is presented at Saturday’s evening festival.
On Sunday, the main festival features a float procession and a shrine procession, with a mikoshi, a sacred horse, a lion head, Sas踊り, and others proceeding to the Motomiya.
The procession features gagaku, hidden , and Sas踊り; in Sas踊り, young people from the east and west sing the Sas踊歌.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Susanoo Shrine / 134 Toyokawa Nishimachi, Toyokawa City
Address 134 Toyokawa Nishimachi, Toyokawa City
Dates and season
2026 event information (the dates listed have passed)
The 2026 event was announced as scheduled for July 17 (Friday), the 18th (Saturday), and the 19th (Sunday).
It is usually held on a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday close to July 20.
Accommodation and hotels PR
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Nearby attractions
御油の松並木資料館
愛知県豊川市の博物館・美術館のスポットです。
砥鹿神社
愛知県豊川市にある神社
豊川市桜ヶ丘ミュージアム
愛知県豊川市にある博物館と美術館の機能を持つ複合文化施設
Origins and History of Tsunahibi presented at Susanoo Shrine
Records of fireworks at Toyokawa Susanoo Shrine appear in old documents from Kanbun 1 (1661) and Manji 3 (1660).
Shiroemon Yoshinao, a member of the Miyaza, began the fireworks tradition. To cover the costs, he cleared wasteland to create a fireworks field and taught young people how to make fireworks.
The current fireworks tradition is said to have originated when young people were divided into eastern and western groups and made to compete with fireworks.
The offering of Tsunahibi was designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Aichi Prefecture in Showa 43 (1968).
Official information
豊川進雄神社公式サイト「御祭礼」：御祭礼 – 豊川進雄神社
Tsunahibi presented at Susanoo Shrine at a Glance
Tsunahibi, presented at Susanoo Shrine, is a distinctive sacred rite in which fireworks race along hemp ropes.
Tsunahibi includes several types, with highlights such as Oitsuna, in which sixty-five fireworks race toward the haiden one after another, and the competition between the eastern and western honkaisho.
The grand festival also carries on the shrine procession, featuring a mikoshi, a sacred horse, Sas踊り, and others.
The 2026 grand festival was announced as scheduled from July 17 through the 19th.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
