Japanese Car Festival (Dashi Matsuri) is held every year from the month of April through the beginning of May.
There are 4 cars (dashi) in the local district and 31 cars in the city.
Once in five years, the festival involving 31 cars is held in autumn. The next festival will be held in the year of 2027.
山車祭りは毎年４月から５月初旬にかけて開催されます。
この地区には４台、市内に３１台の山車があり、５年に一度、秋に３１台が揃う催しが開催されます。
次回は２０２７年開催予定です。
The Handa Unga (canal) that is used as the drainage system and to prevent the water flooding was made before the Genroku era generation. According to the people who ever used this canal, a lot of Chita peninsula products such as liquor, vinegar, textile and also many local residents were transported through this canal.
In the picture, the Ikada raft race competition at Handa canal, in which the rafts are handmade (July). The ‘koinobori’ (the carp streamer) is displayed in from the month of May to April.
半田運河は元禄年代以前に水氾濫を食い止める排水路として作られました。運河を利用した海運により多くの人が集まり知多半島の産物である酒や酢・織物などが船で運ばれました。
写真は半田運河の会により開催された手づくりいかだレース大会(７月)。
４月から５月頃展示される鯉のぼり。
In Handa JR Handa station, there are Handa city railroad museum and C11 steam locomotive that is displayed by Japan National Railways.
JR半田駅には、半田市鉄道資料館があり、旧国鉄から貸渡しを受けたC11蒸気機関車が展示されています。もう一枚は、中埜半六邸。
Handa city is located to the east of the Chubu International Airport (Centrair) of Tokoname. It is situated in the central part of the peninsula, and in summer people can enjoy sea bathing and fireworks.
半田市は中部国際空港セントレアのある常滑市の東隣に位置しています。
半島の中央部に位置し夏は海水浴、花火が開催されます。
