Tanashi Shrine Annual Festival 2026
Watch community mikoshi and rituals, or register children in grades 3–6 for the children’s procession: first 80, with a loaned happi coat and a snack afterward.
Full event details
- Dates
- 2026-10-10 – 2026-10-11
- Time
- Oct 10: mikoshi 17:30–19:30, ritual 20:00; Oct 11: ritual 10:00, mikoshi 10:45–15:45
- Venue
- Tanashi Shrine and surrounding community
- Age
- No age limit is stated for general visitors. Participation in the children’s mikoshi procession is for elementary school grades 3–6
- Price
- Children’s mikoshi free; general viewing fee not stated
- Participation
- Only the children’s mikoshi procession requires telephone applications, September 12–October 4, first 80 participants. No reservation guidance is listed for general spectators
- Category
- Festivals & seasons
- Area
- Nishitokyo
- Venue setting
- Outdoor
Editorial introduction
This is a shrine’s annual festival run by the local community, rather than a “Japanese cultural experience” staged for tourists. The particularly special opportunity is that children in elementary school grades 3–6 can formally sign up to join the children’s mikoshi procession, wearing happi coats and taking their place in the group. Even as spectators, families can experience the full atmosphere of a community festival, with portable shrines and taiko drumming.
- Check in for the children’s mikoshi at the entrance to Restaurant Kenzo by 13:30 on October 11. Departure is at 13:50, returning around 15:30. Guardians do not join the procession and should watch from the sidewalk.
Full program and participation conditions
Check the organizer for current prices, availability and changes.
Event facts
Dates: 2026-10-10 – 2026-10-11
Venue: Tanashi Shrine and surrounding ujiko district, Nishitokyo
Confirmed schedule
Oct 10
- Ryujin mikoshi + women’s mikoshi depart 17:30
- Ryujin mikoshi returns around 19:30
- Yoimiya ritual 20:00
Oct 11
- Annual-festival ritual 10:00
- Main-shrine mikoshi departs 10:45
- Returns around 15:45
- Miyairi procession rites around 16:00 / 16:20
- Return ritual around 16:30
Children’s mikoshi — actual participation
- Eligible: grades 3–6
- Fee: free
- Capacity: first 80
- Apply by phone to shrine office 042-461-4442
- Application period: Sep 12 – Oct 4
- Meet by 13:30 at reception in front of Restaurant Kenzo, 6-16-13 Tanashicho
- Depart around 13:50; route concludes around 15:30
- Festival happi coat is loaned at reception and returned after participation
- Snack provided after return
- Guardians may not enter the mikoshi procession; they should watch from a safe location.
- Children’s mikoshi is cancelled in severe weather; shrine says cancellation will be posted by the previous day.
Family fit / language
Watching is very language-light. Registering a child to join the procession is Japanese-dependent and a Japanese-speaking parent/helper is useful.
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