murmurNezu Shrine Grand Festival
Bunkyo City · Nezu Shrine and the surrounding Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Nezu Shrine · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually late September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year The main rite is on September 21, with festivities on a September weekend announced each year by the shrine; the shrine's own mikoshi come out only every four years
- Venue
- Nezu Shrine and the surrounding Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods
- City
- Bunkyo City, Tokyo
About
Every September, Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo City holds its grand festival, a chance to soak up the feel of an old-town autumn celebration. It was the sixth shogun, Tokugawa Ienobu, who fixed the festival date as September 21, and in 1714 floats poured in from every part of Edo, putting it on a par with the Sanno and Kanda festivals as one of the city's "Tenka Matsuri." Three large mikoshi that Ienobu donated then still exist. They are normally hidden away and are shown one at a time at the Shinkosai, which comes once every four years; in those years the shrine's mikoshi travels through the neighborhood. The festival consists of the main rite and two weekend days of festivities, with the shrine's own Sanza-no-Mai kagura, the Urayasu-no-Mai dance and food stalls in the grounds. The shrine's gongen-style buildings, Important Cultural Properties of Japan, frame it all.
Sources
- OfficialNezu Shrine nedujinja.or.jp
- OfficialNezu Shrine nedujinja.or.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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