Fukagawa Festival 2027

The Fukagawa Festival is one of the big three Shintō festivals of Tokyo along with the Sanno Matsuri and the Kanda Matsuri.

What happens?

The festival generally happens around August 15, but the actual schedule may vary slightly from year to year. The not-to-miss events are the water-throwing and mikoshi (portable shrine) processions. The full schedule includes music performances, parades, and Noh Theater. The festival is at its rowdiest when it’s a “hon matsuri” year. The Hon Matsuri happens every three years — the next is 2026.

Schedue 2026

On Sunday, August 16, more than 50 neighborhood mikoshi will set out from Tomioka Hachimangū at around 7:30 a.m. for an approximately eight-kilometre procession through Fukagawa and across the Sumida River. The route runs via the Fukagawa Edo Museum area and Kiyosu Bridge to Shinkawa, where the groups pause for lunch, before returning across Eitai Bridge and along Eitai-dori toward the shrine.

Water is thrown over the mikoshi throughout the route, with some of the liveliest scenes expected around Eitai Bridge, Monzennakachō and the approach to Tomioka Hachimangū from midday into the afternoon.

Other events include taiko drumming, music, dancing, and shrine maiden performances from August 12 to August 16.

How to get there

The festival is centered around Tomioka Hachimangū Shrine (also referred to as Fukagawa Shrine). The closest stations are Monzennakacho on the Oedo and Tozai lines and Kiba Station on the Tozai Line.