murmurIchinomiya Tanabata Festival
Ichinomiya City · Masumida Shrine, Honmachi shopping arcade and around Ichinomiya Station
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival Committee (Ichinomiya Tourism Association) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 23–26, 2026 （Ended） 10:00 to 21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Four days from Thursday through the last Sunday of July
- Venue
- Masumida Shrine, Honmachi shopping arcade and around Ichinomiya Station
- City
- Ichinomiya City, Aichi
About
Ichinomiya, a city known for its wool textiles, celebrates for four days, from Thursday to the last Sunday of July. The festival thanks the weaving deity of Hatori Shrine, which stands within Masumida Shrine, and asks for a thriving textile trade, a natural fit with the Tanabata tale of the weaver and the cowherd. Started in 1956, it is now the summer event locals look forward to most. Streamers and big arched decorations hang over the shopping arcades, and night stalls run from the shrine grounds into town. Look out for the grand procession that delivers locally made wool cloth to the shrine in period costume, the Wassho Ichinomiya dance parade, where each team picks its own costumes and moves, plus a cosplay parade and a bon dance.
Sources
- OfficialIchinomiya Tanabata Festival Committee (Ichinomiya Tourism Association) www.138ss.com
- OfficialAichi Prefecture Tourism and Convention Bureau (Aichi Now) aichinow.pref.aichi.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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