murmurHachioji Matsuri
Hachioji City · Central Hachioji (along the Koshu Kaido and nearby streets)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hachioji Matsuri Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 7–9, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Three days, Friday to Sunday, in early August (set each year by the organizing committee)
- Venue
- Central Hachioji (along the Koshu Kaido and nearby streets)
- City
- Hachioji City, Tokyo
About
Hachioji's summer festival is considered one of the best float festivals in the Kanto region, and in 2026 it drew 770,000 people over three days. The stars are 19 floats decorated with fine carvings, which glow in the dark during the night procession and look completely different from how they do by day. Lion dances handed down at local shrines and designated intangible folk cultural properties by the city, the Kanto taiko drum battle booming into the summer sky, and a folk dance procession of yukata-clad dancers filling the Koshu Kaido add up to a full serving of Hachioji tradition. The festival is also recognized as a component of a Japan Heritage designation. On extremely hot days, events may be cancelled or their times changed.
Sources
- OfficialHachioji Matsuri Executive Committee www.hachiojimatsuri.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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