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[Curious Sights] Giant Pumpkin Gathering! Toon City's September Dote Kabocha Carnival & Autumn Breeze Map
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[Curious Sights] Giant Pumpkin Gathering! Toon City's September Dote Kabocha Carnival & Autumn Breeze Map

04.10.2026
📅 Event Calendar (Toon / Chuyo Area)
【2026】Late August
Moon Viewing Festival (Grand Fireworks Display)
🗓️ 【2026】Annually late August (after the Obon festival according to the old calendar, etc.)
📍 Shigenobu River riverbed (around Minara Bridge)
Powerful Fireworks
【2026】Mid-September
Dotekabocha (Giant Pumpkin) Carnival
🗓️ 【2026】Annually Mid-September
📍 Special venue adjacent to Minara LesPas City
Japan's Largest Giant Festival
【2026】September - October
Shigenobu River Imotaki (Taro Stew)
🗓️ 【2026】Annually late August - early October
📍 Shigenobu Riverbed (Minara, etc.)
Famous Imotaki Stew
【2026】Mid-September - October
Minara Cosmos Festival
🗓️ 【2026】Best time for cosmos: Mid-September - late October
📍 Minara, Toon City, South side of Lespas City
Approximately 1 million flowers
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Fireworks Festival・Summer Festival
Moon Viewing Festival (Grand Fireworks Display)
🎇 Toon City's largest fireworks display, beautifully coloring the night sky and surface of the Shigenobu River! A super-large event that concludes Toon City's summer, attracting over 30,000 visitors annually. In addition to live music on a special stage and the traditional Suiten-gu Festival, the grand finale features approximately 5,000 spectacular fireworks (number varies by year) launched from the Shigenobu River riverbed.
Experience incredibly powerful fireworks at close range, as if raining down directly overhead, from the excellent location of the riverbed.
📅 【2026】Annually late August (after the Obon festival according to the old calendar, etc.) 📍 Shigenobu River riverbed (around Minara Bridge) ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Autumn Delicacies・Contest
Dotekabocha (Giant Pumpkin) Carnival
🎃 So huge! A festival of super giant pumpkins that will make you laugh A unique autumn harvest event representing Toon City. Farmers and citizens gather hundreds of kilograms of "giant dotekabocha" (pumpkins) that they have carefully cultivated, competing to see whose is heaviest. Taking a commemorative photo with these enormous orange pumpkins is sure to be a hit on social media!
Every autumn, many spectators from within and outside Ehime visit, cheering at their incredible size.
📅 【2026】Annually Mid-September 📍 Special venue adjacent to Minara LesPas City ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Food・Traditional Event
Shigenobu River Imotaki (Taro Stew)
An Ehime autumn tradition of gathering around a pot outdoors while admiring the full moon. Toon City's Imotaki uses delicious, sweet, and fluffy taro, a local specialty. It's the perfect autumn feast to enjoy with family and friends while feeling the pleasant river breeze.
📅 【2026】Annually late August - early October 📍 Shigenobu Riverbed (Minara, etc.) ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Autumn Shinto Rituals & Traditions
Toon City Autumn Festival & Lion Dance
A traditional festival celebrating the autumn harvest, held simultaneously at various shrines in the Kawauchi and Shigenobu areas. In addition to the magnificent parade of portable shrines, the highlight is the dedication of beautiful "Lion Dances" (Shishimai), each district showcasing unique costumes and powerful movements.
📅 【2026】Annually early to mid-October 📍 Various shrines throughout Toon City (Mishima Shrine, Ukishima Shrine, etc.) ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Cosmos Fields & Scenic View
Minara Cosmos Festival
The vast flower fields south of Lespedeza City are filled with approximately 1 million delicate pink and white cosmos flowers in autumn. It's a representative autumn scenic spot in Toon City, perfect to visit in conjunction with the Moon Viewing Festival or the Giant Pumpkin Carnival.
📅 【2026】Best time for cosmos: Mid-September - late October 📍 Minara, Toon City, South side of Lespas City ↗ View Route on Google Maps
📝 Information is current as of writing. Dates, contents, and fees are subject to change. Please check the official website before visiting.

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