murmurChichibu Kawase Festival
Chichibu City · Chichibu Shrine, central Chichibu and the Kawase ritual site on the Arakawa River
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chichibu City (Chichibu Kanko Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 19–20, 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 19 – July 20 Eve festival on the 19th, main festival on the 20th
- Venue
- Chichibu Shrine, central Chichibu and the Kawase ritual site on the Arakawa River
- City
- Chichibu City, Saitama
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About
The summer grand festival of Chichibu Shrine, guardian shrine of all Chichibu, also goes by the name Ogion. If the winter Chichibu Night Festival belongs to the adults, this one belongs to the children. For two days, four kasaboko and four yatai floats tour the town to the sound of festival music. On the evening of July 19, the Tenno Hashiradate rite at the shrine welcomes the deity Susanoo, and offertory fireworks rise from Hitsujiyama Park. July 20 is the main day: parishioners carry the portable shrine to the riverside ritual ground on the Arakawa River and jostle it in the water. This "mikoshi washing" is said to carry off every kind of misfortune, and it gives the Kawase ("river shallows") Festival its name.
Sources
- OfficialChichibu City (Chichibu Kanko Navi) navi.city.chichibu.lg.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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