Yep, one year has past and the Domannaka festival is here again. From Friday, August 26th until to Sunday the 28th over 210 teams & around 23,000 performers from both inside and outside Japan will take to the streets of Nagoya for Japan’s largest dance festival. Parades & performances will be held at 20 locations in and around the city, with the main stage located in Hisaya Odori Park久屋大通公園会場in Yabacho. Admission is free, but there is a charge to sit in the grand stage spectator seating area (between 500 – 3500Yen depending on date and time.
Parade & Performance Schedule
Main Stage
Hisaya Odori Koen (Yaba-cho Subway Station, exit 6) – Fri (15:00 – 21:00), Sat (09:00 – 21:00), Sun (09:00 – 21:00)
Saturday & Sunday
- Endoji Parade (Kokusai Center Subway Station, exit 2) – Sat (12:30 – 16:30) and Sun (10:30 – 16:30)
- JR Towers Garden (Nagoya Station) – Sat & Sun (10:00 – 11:15, 11:30 – 12:30, 13:15 – 14:45, 15:30 – 17:00)
Saturday Only
- Hirabari Street Parade (Hirabari Subway Station, exit 2) – Sat (13:30 – 16:30)
- Kachigawa Street Parade (JR Kachigawa Station) – Sat (10:30 – 14:00)
- Mikawa Anjo (JR Mikawa Anjo Station) – Sat (10:00 – 12:30)
- Narumi Street Parade (near Meitetsu Narumi Station) – Sat (10:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 15:00)
- Osu Kannon (Osu Kannon Subway Station, exit 2) – Sat (10:00 – 14:00)
Sunday Only
- Arako Koen Ground (near Takabata Subway Station, exit 4) – Sun (10:00 – 11:30, 11:30 – 12:00, 13:00 – 15:00)
- Dotoku Street Parade (Meitetsu Dōtoku Station) – Sun (10:30 – 17:00)
- Eki-nishi Ginza Street Parade (near Nakamura Kuyakusho Subway Sta. exit 2) – Sun (13:00 – 15:00)
- Nadya Park Yaba Koen (near Yaba-cho Subway Station, exit 5) – Sat (10:00 – 17:30), Sun (10:00 – 18:00)
- Nagoya Station – Sat (13:15 – 14:45) & Sun (13:15 – 14:45)
- Otsu Dori Parade (near Yaba-cho Subway Station) – Sat (11:30 – 17:45) & Sun (11:30 – 17:30)
