Festivals · Kanto
Kamakura Festival
鎌倉まつり
Kamakura's spring festival at the great Hachimangu shrine, opening with the Shizuka dance and closing with galloping yabusame archers on the shrine approach.
Expected window
- Dates
- Sun 11 to Sun 18 Apr 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and other sites around the town
- City
- Kamakura
- Prefecture
- Kanagawa
- Region
- Kanto
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Kamakura's spring festival at the great Hachimangu shrine, opening with the Shizuka dance and closing with galloping yabusame archers on the shrine approach. Free Nothing to book; yabusame mounted archery on the final Sunday (expected 2027-04-18) and Shizuka-no-mai dance on the opening Sunday are the headline moments; one hour from Tokyo
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1587/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.