murmurTakataki Shrine Spring Festival (Bride Festival)
Ichihara City · Takataki Shrine
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Takataki Shrine · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Apr 19, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid April
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually a Sunday in April; dates announced each year
- Venue
- Takataki Shrine
- City
- Ichihara City, Chiba
About
Takataki Shrine in Ichihara, worshipped for blessings of children and good marriages, holds a spring festival known as the Bride Festival. Brides who have married into families of the shrine's parish that year walk to the shrine with their grooms in traditional Japanese wedding dress, reporting the marriage to the local deity and praying for children and a peaceful home. Because the shrine is also thought to protect children as they grow, the same day features a procession of children dressed in Heian-period costume. These two colorful processions attract plenty of spectators from Ichihara and beyond. The shrine is about a 7-minute walk from Takataki Station on the Kominato Railway.
Sources
- OfficialTakataki Shrine takataki-jinja.jp
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Maruchiba) maruchiba.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 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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