Festivals · Kanto
Kanda Matsuri (main festival year)
神田祭（本祭）
One of Japan's three great festivals, held in full only in odd-numbered years: a 30 km day-long procession of priests on horseback, floats and mikoshi through the business districts of central Tokyo, followed by 100 neighbourhood mikoshi entering the shrine.
Expected window
- Dates
- Thu 13 to Tue 18 May 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Kanda Myojin shrine; Shinkosai procession through Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara
- City
- Tokyo
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Region
- Kanto
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
One of Japan's three great festivals, held in full only in odd-numbered years: a 30 km day-long procession of priests on horseback, floats and mikoshi through the business districts of central Tokyo, followed by 100 neighbourhood mikoshi entering the shrine. Free No tickets; Saturday Shinkosai (likely 2027-05-15) and Sunday mikoshi miya-iri are the days to plan around
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://media.jreast.co.jp/articles/1633. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.