Chichibu Night Festival 2026
One of Japan's three great float festivals: six lantern-lit floats are hauled up a steep hill in the December cold while winter fireworks burst overhead.
Quand · Où
- Quand
- 2026/12/02 05:00 – 2026/12/03
- Où
- Chichibu Shrine and central Chichibu City（1-3 Banba-machi, Chichibu City, Saitama）
- Ville
- Tokyo
- Y aller
- A few minutes' walk from Seibu-Chichibu Station; about 80 minutes by Limited Express from Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
- Prix
- Gratuit
- Organisateur
- Chichibu Festival Committee / Chichibu Shrine
Bon à savoir avant d’y aller
- Y aller
- A few minutes' walk from Seibu-Chichibu Station; about 80 minutes by Limited Express from Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Ouvrir l’itinéraire dans Google Maps ↗
- Réservation & entrée
- Gratuit : détails sur la page officielle (bouton ci-dessus).
- Langue
- Principalement en japonais : une appli de traduction sur le téléphone aide.
- Idéal pour
- amateurs de culture, une sortie en couple
À ne pas manquer
- Six ornate floats and kasaboko hauled up the steep Dangozaka slope to the shrine
- About two hours of winter fireworks — a rarity for the cold season
- The night spectacle of lantern-covered floats moving through dark streets
Origine & histoire
A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage event with over 300 years of history, the Chichibu Night Festival ranks among Japan's three great float festivals alongside Gion and Takayama.
Bon à savoir
It is genuinely cold — dress for winter, and stake out a spot near Dangozaka before the floats begin their climb around 7pm on Dec 3.