murmurNoda Mikoshi Parade
Noda City · Around Honcho-dori Street, Noda
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association (Chiba Kanko Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026 （Ended） 15:30–22:00 (main adult parade 17:40–21:30)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Announced each year May be cancelled in stormy weather
- Venue
- Around Honcho-dori Street, Noda
- City
- Noda City, Chiba
About
Started in 1990 to mark 40 years since Noda became a city, this festival is now one of the faces of summer in Noda. Some unusual mikoshi take part, such as a tree-frog mikoshi and a lion mikoshi. About 10 mikoshi and a women's mikoshi are carried on Noda's distinctive pair of long poles and paraded mainly along Honcho-dori, to the clatter of gangara, beaten metal cans, and wooden clappers. Children's mikoshi parade in the late afternoon. The highlight is the finale, when mikoshi squeeze past each other in the narrow street. The route is about a 5-minute walk from Atago Station on the Tobu Urban Park Line.
Sources
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association (Chiba Kanko 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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