murmurTenjin Matsuri at Osaka Temmangu
Osaka City · Osaka Temmangu Shrine, surrounding streets and the Okawa River
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Osaka Temmangu Shrine · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 24–25, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 24 – July 25 Eve festival on the 24th, main festival on the 25th; related events run from late June to July 25
- Venue
- Osaka Temmangu Shrine, surrounding streets and the Okawa River
- City
- Osaka City, Osaka
About
Osaka Temmangu's Tenjin Matsuri ranks with Kyoto's Gion Matsuri and Tokyo's Kanda Matsuri as one of Japan's three great festivals, with more than a thousand years of tradition. Events stretch over about a month, from late June to July 25. On the eve, July 24, a sacred boy sets a ceremonial halberd adrift on the Dojima River to announce the start of the festival. On the main day, July 25, a land procession gives way after dark to a river procession of many boats on the Okawa River, and fireworks are offered to the deity. Bonfires, lantern light and fireworks reflected on the water have given it the nickname "festival of fire and water." Its origin is traced to 951, when a halberd was floated from the shore by the shrine and people prepared boats to welcome the deity at the beach where it washed up for a purification rite.
Sources
- OfficialOsaka Temmangu Shrine osakatemmangu.or.jp
- OfficialOsaka Temmangu Shrine osakatemmangu.or.jp
- OfficialOsaka Temmangu Shrine osakatemmangu.or.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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