TAKASAKI CALENDAR OF EVENTS
| Jan |
| 1st January |
- Takasaki New Year Concert at Gunma Music Center (Takamatsu-cho)
- New Year visit to shrines at Haruna Shrine (Harunasan-machi) and others in the city
- Sunrise from the top of Mt. Ushibuse from the observation tower (Taira, Yoshii-machi)
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| 6th & 7th January |
Shorinzan Daruma Market at Shorinzan Daruma-ji Temple (Hanadaka-mac) |
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| Mar |
| Early to late March |
Misato Plum Festival at Misato Plum Grove (Misato-machi Zenji & Kanisawa) |
| Aroundthe9th |
Tago Stela open to the public at Tago Stela Memorial Museum (Ike,Yoshii-machi) |
| Second Sunday of March |
Haruna Plum Marathon near Haruna Culture Hall (Kami-Satomi-machi) |
| Third Sunday of March |
Haruna Plum Festival at Haruna Culture Hall (Kami-Satomi-machi) |
| Late March |
Dogtooth Violet Festival at Ogushi Katakuri-no-Sato (Ogushi,Yoshii-machi) |
| Late March to early April |
Takasaki Film Festival at Takasaki Culture Hall (Suehiro-cho) and other city cinemas |
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| Apr |
| Early April |
- Takasaki Haru Matsuri (spring festival) at Motenashi Square, Kannonyama & central city area
- Shinmachi Cherry Blossom Festival at SDF Camp Shinmachi (Shinmachi)
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| Early April to early May |
Misato Shibazakura (moss phlox) Festival at Misato Shibazakura Park (Matsunosawa, Misato-machi) |
| 29th April |
Takasaki Spring Festival near City Hall and Gunma Music Center |
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| May |
| Third Saturday of May |
Mt. Haruna Hill Climb in Takasaki starting from Haruna Gymnasium (Kami-Satomi-machi) |
| Late May |
- Oguri Festival at Tozen-ji Temple (Gonda, Kurabuchi-machi)
- Classical music concert at Haruna Shrine (Harunasan-machi)
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| Jun |
| Early June |
Yoshii Mud Festival |
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| Jul |
| First Sunday of July |
Misato Firefly Festival at Keihoen near Minowa Elementary School (Nishi-Akiya, Misato-machi) |
| Last Sunday of July |
Misato Summer Festival at Fureai Park (Nishi-Akiya, Misato-machi) |
| Late July |
Yoshii Gion Festival near Yoshii Culture Hall (Yoshii, Yoshii-machi) |
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| Aug |
| First Friday of August |
Haruna Festival & Fireworks Display at Lake Haruna(Harunako-machi) |
| First weekend of August |
Takasaki Festival at Motenashi Square (Takamatsu-cho) and the central city area |
| Early August |
- Gunma Haniwa-no-Sato Summer Festival at Haniwa-no-Sato Park (Ide-machi)
- Shinmachi Float/Portable Shrine Festival near Shinmachi Station *alternating each year
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| 15th August |
Haruna Furusato Festival & Fire works Display at Karasugawa Park (Shimo-Muroda- machi) |
| 16th August |
Shinmachi Furusato Festival with fireworks, lantern launch & Bon-odori dancing at Karasugawa Sogo Ground(Shinmachi) |
| Mid-August |
Kurabuchi Summer Festival near Kurabuchi Branch Office (Sannokura, Kurabuchi-machi) |
| Late August |
Mandoe Candle Festival at Jigen-in Temple (Ishihara-machi) |
| Fourth Saturday of August |
Haruna Nashi-Pear Festival at Kohan-no-Yado Memorial Park and Haruna Lodge at Lake Haruna (Harunako-machi) |
Takasaki Festival
Takasaki Festival brings the city to life with its portable shrines, floats, cheerful festival music and performances. The festival fireworks display is the biggest in the northern Kanto area, always impressing the crowds.
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| Sep |
| Mid-September to mid-October |
Takasaki Music Festival in the central city area |
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| Oct |
| 1st October to end of February |
Smelt fishing season at Lake Narusawa (Tomioka, Misato-machi) |
| Early October |
- Takasaki Kannon Daruma March starting from Takasaki Joshi Park (Takamatsu-cho)
- Takasaki Raibu Dance Festival at Motenashi Square (Takamatsu-cho)
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| First Sunday of October |
Minowa-no-Sato Kitsune-no-Yomeiri near Misato Branch Office (Nishi-Akiya, Misato-machi) |
| Sports Day National Holiday |
Samurai Parade in central city area |
| Mid-to late October |
Takasaki Marching Festival at Jonan Ball Park (Shimo-Wada-machi) |
| Third Saturday of October |
Haruna Furusato Festival at Haruna Branch Office (Shimo-Muroda-machi) |
| Last Sunday of October |
Minowa Castle Festival at the Minowa Castle Ruins (Higashi-Akiya, Misato-machi) and Branch Office areas |
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| Nov |
| Second weekend of November |
Yoshii Autumn Festival at Yoshii Culture Hall (Yoshii, Yoshii-machi) |
| Early November |
Shinmachi Street Performer Festival along Ichonamiki Street (Shinmachi) |
| 16th November |
Shinmachi Furusato Festival along Ichonamiki Street (Shinmachi) |
| Early to mid-November |
Kamitsuke-no-Sato Haniwa Festival at Kamitsuke-no-Sato Museum of Archaeology (Ide-machi) |
| Mid-November |
King of Pasta at Motenashi Squar (Takamatsu-cho) |
| Late November |
- Takasaki Ebisu-ko Market in the central city area
- Miho-Okuni Shrine Festival at Takasaki Shrine (Akasaka-machi)
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| Late November to early December |
Takasaki Pageant of Starlight in the central city area |
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| Dec |
| Mid-to late December |
Lake Haruna Illumination Festa at Lake Haruna (Harunako-machi) |
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