murmurAnjo Tanabata Festival
Anjo City · Streets around JR Anjo Station
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Anjo Tanabata Festival Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 7–9, 2026 （Ended） Aug 7 (Fri) 16:00–21:30; Aug 8 (Sat) 10:00–21:30; Aug 9 (Sun) 10:00–20:30
- 2027
- Aug 6–8, 2027
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year A Friday to Sunday in early August each year
- Venue
- Streets around JR Anjo Station
- City
- Anjo City, Aichi
About
For three days, Friday to Sunday, in early August, the streets around JR Anjo Station turn into one long Tanabata display. Bamboo decorations line about 2 km of road, a stretch claimed as the longest in Japan. The festival's motto is "Japan's No. 1 for wishes": since 2009 it has built its program around making wishes, and in 2013 its wish strips set a world record. At the central Negaigoto Hiroba (Wish Plaza) you can write your own wish on a paper strip, visit a small Tanabata shrine and drop by the base of Kiibo, the festival mascot. People come from well beyond Anjo. In 2027 the festival holds its 74th edition, themed "Saku" (Bloom), and is run by the Anjo Tanabata Festival Association.
Sources
- OfficialAnjo Tanabata Festival Association anjo-tanabata.jp
- OfficialAichi Now (Aichi Prefecture official tourism site) aichinow.pref.aichi.jp
- Reference安城七夕まつりとは（安城七夕まつり公式サイト） anjo-tanabata.jp
- Reference第74回安城七夕まつりのテーマは「咲」 anjo-tanabata.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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