murmurOoka Echizen Festival
Chigasaki City · Around JR Chigasaki Station and Jokenji Temple
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chigasaki City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Apr 18–19, 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 Dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Around JR Chigasaki Station and Jokenji Temple
- City
- Chigasaki City, Kanagawa
About
Chigasaki's spring festival celebrates Ooka Tadasuke, the Edo-period magistrate famed for his wise judgments. He is buried at Jokenji, a temple in the north of the city on land the Ooka family once governed. In 2026 the festival ran for 2 days. The final day was the big one, with a grand parade led by a procession in Edo-period dress, plus a staging of Ooka's famous trials at the Chigasaki City Cultural Hall. Day one brought a concert outside the north exit of Chigasaki Station and a neighborhood fair at Jokenji with picture-card storytelling, a walking event and a filling Ooka hot pot. An industry fair runs on both days. The festival traces back to 1912, when Ooka was posthumously given court rank and a memorial was held at his grave the next year; interrupted by the Great Kanto Earthquake and the war, it was revived in 1956.
Sources
- OfficialChigasaki City Tourism Association www.chigasaki-kankou.org
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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