Festivals · Kansai
Tanabe Festival
田辺祭
Tanabe's Gion festival of Kasahoko floats, held every 24 and 25 July around Tokei Shrine.
Expected window
Expected window. The organiser has not published dates for this edition yet. This window comes from the previous edition or tradition, and the dates can move. Confirm at the official source before booking travel around it.
- Dates
- Sat 24 to Sun 25 Jul 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Tokei Shrine and central Tanabe, Wakayama
- City
- Tanabe
- Prefecture
- Wakayama
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Tanabe Festival takes place every year on 24 and 25 July in Tanabe City, the summer festival of Tokei Shrine, with processions of Kasahoko floats and portable shrines through the old town streets. The 2027 dates follow the festival's fixed annual dates; a separate 2027 announcement has not yet been published.
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://en.japantravel.com/events/wakayama-tanabe-city?from=2024-07-23&. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.