During this festival seven Mikurumayama wheeled floats, displaying the skills of Takaoka's most noted craftsmen and nationally designated important tangible and intangible cultural assets, parade through the streets of the city.

Lion dance performance troupes from around the area gather to compete along the main street.

This event, arranged by the Takaoka Chamber of Commerce, is held on the first Sunday of every month.

Young women in the traditional red folk kimono worn in ancient times plant special red-kernelled rice.

Kanaya-machi is the home of Takaoka metal casting. Every year in early May traditional townhouses decorated with thin wooden-slat lattices open their doors to the public to exhibit copperware and hold tea parties.

This festival offers the enjoyment of 15,000 azaleas in the park and local specialty products.

The Fushiki Hikiyama Festival is a springtime rite in honor of the deity enshrined in Fushiki Shrine, the protector of the coast and god of safety at sea.

This fair is held along Hatcho Road that leads up to a national treasure Zuiryuji Temple.

Light only by candles, this Noh play has its origins in the early Edo period, performed for the first time on the 33rd anniversary of the death of Maeda Toshinaga, the founder of Takaoka.

Farmers come from the surrounding countryside to sell their vegetables early morning.

An early morning fresh food market and flea market are held twice in May to promote enjoyment of Takaoka. The market is open from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Wild plants, bonsai trees, and roses, are on display to promote the natural pleasures of Takaoka.

This festival has been a tradition for 350 years. Young people carry huge floats made of decorative lanterns on their shoulders and parade through the streets at night.

The Yansanma Festival has been designated an intangible folk culture asset by the prefectural government.

A parade of six intricately carved and lacquered floats, each the work of skilled local craftsmen.

This festival has been held on the third Saturday and Sunday of May since 1979. It has become known throughout the prefecture and beyond as the big annual event of Daimon-machi.