亮点

  • Mikoshi rengo togyo: 50+ portable shrines
  • Water-throwing purification of bearers
  • Honmatsuri (triennial main festival) year

由来与背景

Dating to the Edo period, the festival honors Hachiman; throwing water on the mikoshi bearers is a purification rite that also cools them in the summer heat.

Good to know for visitors

Getting there
3-min walk from Monzen-Nakacho Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai / Toei Oedo lines).　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

温馨提示

The 8km union parade on Aug 16 is the climax — stake out a spot near Eitaibashi or Monzen-Nakacho early.

交通

Tomioka Hachimangu — 1-20-3 Tomioka, Koto-ku, Tokyo

查看并预订 Original ↗
Japan-Event Editorial
  • Japan-based editorial team
  • Primary sources, cited
  • Variable facts dated

The Japan-Event editorial desk. We work from primary sources and date every claim that can change.