Tenno Matsuri

Owari Tsushima Tennōsai(eve)
Owari Tsushima Tennōsai

Tenno Matsuri (天王祭り) is a festival held annually, on the fourth Saturday of July, in Tsushima, Aichi. The highlight of the two-day event is the evening festival in which a dozen boats, each decorated with nearly 400 paper lanterns, float down the Tenno River. The festival honors the deity Gozu Tenno. This festival also takes place in Tokyo.[1]

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