murmurShimanrokusennichi and Hozuki Market at Senso-ji
Taito City · Senso-ji Temple grounds, Asakusa
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Senso-ji Temple · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 9–10, 2026 （Ended） 8:00 to 21:00 (per GO TOKYO)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 9 – July 10
- Venue
- Senso-ji Temple grounds, Asakusa
- City
- Taito City, Tokyo
About
Every July 9 and 10, about 100 stalls selling hozuki (Chinese lantern plants) fill the grounds of Senso-ji in Asakusa, wind chimes ring out, and the crowds linger late into the night. The temple observes one "merit day" a month, and a visit on July 10 is said to earn the merit of 46,000 days, hence the name Shimanrokusennichi. In the Edo period people began flocking in from July 9, the day before, and both days are now part of the fair. The hozuki market, timed to coincide, is said to date from the Meiwa era. Only on these two days, the temple offers a prayer charm in yellow wrapping called kifuda and a triangular charm against lightning held in a bamboo stick.
Sources
- OfficialSenso-ji Temple www.senso-ji.jp
- OfficialTokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau (GO TOKYO) www.gotokyo.org
- OfficialTaito City www.city.taito.lg.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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