Chichibu Night Festival 2026: Dates, Fireworks & Access
Chichibu Night Festival 2026 (Dec 2–3): UNESCO floats hauled up Dangozaka and ~2 hours of winter fireworks — verified dates, venue and access.
时间 · 地点
- 时间
- 2026/12/02 05:00 – 2026/12/03
- 地点
- Chichibu Shrine and central Chichibu City（1-3 Banba-machi, Chichibu City, Saitama）
- 城市
- Tokyo
- 交通
- A few minutes' walk from Seibu-Chichibu Station; about 80 minutes by Limited Express from Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
- 费用
- 免费
- 主办方
- Chichibu Festival Committee / Chichibu Shrine
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- A few minutes' walk from Seibu-Chichibu Station; about 80 minutes by Limited Express from Ikebukuro, Tokyo. 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, date night
亮点
- 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
由来与背景
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.
温馨提示
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.