Kawagoe Matsuri
In Tokyo's 'Little Edo', towering tiered floats with revolving dolls roll past kurazukuri warehouses and clash in 'Hikkawase' flute-and-drum face-offs.
일시 · 장소
- 일시
- 2026/10/17 01:00 – 2026/10/18
- 장소
- Kurazukuri warehouse district, Kawagoe（Saiwaicho, Kawagoe, Saitama）
- 도시
- Tokyo
- 가는 방법
- 15-min walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Line)
- 요금
- 무료
- 주최
- Kawagoe Festival Executive Committee
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- 15-min walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Line) Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, families, groups of friends
하이라이트
- Tiered dashi floats with revolving figures
- Nighttime 'Hikkawase' musical battles
- Edo-period kurazukuri streetscape
유래와 배경
A 370-year-old festival of Hikawa Shrine inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list of float festivals.
알아두면 좋아요
Stay after dark — the illuminated 'Hikkawase' float standoffs are the festival's electric climax.