murmurNarita Gion Festival
Narita City · Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, the Omotesando approach and JR Narita Station square
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Narita City Tourist Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 10–12, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held on the Friday to Sunday closest to the temple's Gion-e observance on July 7–9
- Venue
- Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, the Omotesando approach and JR Narita Station square
- City
- Narita City, Chiba
About
This summer festival, about 300 years old, joins the Naritasan Gion-e of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple with the celebrations of the neighborhoods outside its gate. The Gion-e is a prayer for good harvests and answered wishes, offered to the Dainichi Buddha enshrined in the inner sanctuary as the original form of the temple's principal image, Fudo Myoo. For 3 days, 10 floats and yatai wagons with superb carvings and decorations, along with 1 mikoshi, travel the Omotesando approach and the streets around it. The first day opens in front of the Great Main Hall with a safety prayer and the breaking open of a sake cask, then a mass dance with every float gathered together. The biggest moment comes on the final day, when the floats are hauled at full speed up the steep Nakamachi slope. At night the floats are lit up and gather on the Omotesando, where music and shouts fill the air. About 450,000 people visit each year.
Sources
- OfficialNarita City Tourist Association www.nrtk.jp
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Chiba Tourism Navi) 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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