Nagono Shrine Annual Festival

Sannomaru Tennosha Shrine was enshrined alongside Toshogu Shrine in the Sannomaru bailey within Nagoya Castle. The festival of Sannomaru Tennosha Shrine was held on both June 15th and 16th, with the eve of the festival on the 15th and the morning festival on the 16th.
On this occasion, two Sharaku floats, also known as Okuruma, were pulled. These Sharaku floats are one of the traditional floats found throughout the Nobi Plain that date back to the Middle Ages, and are a type of float that existed before the castle town of Nagoya was established.
Even before the castle was built, the festival day for Sannomaru Tennosha Shrine was the same as that of Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine. Therefore, just like the Toshogu Shrine Festival in April, the floats of Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine's parishioners would pass through Honmachi-gomon Gate and be pulled into Sannomaru within the castle grounds. For this reason, the festivals of both Tennosha Shrine and Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine were collectively known as the Nagoya Gion Festival.
Nagono Shrine's festival is currently held on July 15th and 16th. The 15th is the eve of the festival. The only float that survived the fire is assembled to the west of the Noh stage in the southern part of the shrine grounds, and is formed into a hemispherical shape with many lanterns, reminiscent of Tsushima's Makiwara boats. The following day, the 16th, is the morning festival. Since the roof of the float no longer exists, the two Noh dolls that were displayed there are now displayed in front of the shrine. The portable shrine then parades to Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine and returns the same day. This is an event that began in 1892 (Meiji 25).