Festivals · Kanto
Sawara Grand Festival, Autumn (Suwa Shrine)
佐原の大祭 秋祭り（諏訪神社秋祭り）
Fourteen huge floats topped with 4-metre figures are pulled through the canal-side merchant town of Sawara to Sawara-bayashi music, a 300-year-old UNESCO-listed festival held in July and October.
Expected window
- Dates
- Fri 08 to Sun 10 Oct 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Sawara Shinjuku district, along the Ono River canal
- City
- Katori (Sawara)
- Prefecture
- Chiba
- Region
- Kanto
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Fourteen huge floats topped with 4-metre figures are pulled through the canal-side merchant town of Sawara to Sawara-bayashi music, a 300-year-old UNESCO-listed festival held in July and October. Free Day trip from Tokyo (90 min) or Narita Airport (30 min); Ono River boat rides; summer edition (Yasaka Shrine) is the Fri–Sun after July 10
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/6816. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.