Kawagoe Matsuri
In Tokyo's 'Little Edo', towering tiered floats with revolving dolls roll past kurazukuri warehouses and clash in 'Hikkawase' flute-and-drum face-offs.
When · Where
- When
- 2026/10/17 01:00 – 2026/10/18
- Where
- Kurazukuri warehouse district, Kawagoe（Saiwaicho, Kawagoe, Saitama）
- City
- Tokyo
- Getting there
- 15-min walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Line)
- Price
- Free
- Organizer
- Kawagoe Festival Executive Committee
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- 15-min walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Line) Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, families, groups of friends
Highlights
- Tiered dashi floats with revolving figures
- Nighttime 'Hikkawase' musical battles
- Edo-period kurazukuri streetscape
Background & story
A 370-year-old festival of Hikawa Shrine inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list of float festivals.
Good to know
Stay after dark — the illuminated 'Hikkawase' float standoffs are the festival's electric climax.