Arts and stage · Tohoku
Tendo Human Shogi Festival 2027
天童人間将棋2027
Human shogi in Tendo, the town that produces most of Japan's shogi pieces, with people as pieces on a giant board.
Tentative date
Tentative date. 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 Apr 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Maizuru Park, Tendo
- City
- Tendo
- Prefecture
- Yamagata
- Region
- Tohoku
- Category
- Arts and stage
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Tendo is Yamagata's fruit and shogi town, producing the vast majority of Japan's shogi pieces. The human shogi event is held in the usual late April window and marked expected until the city publishes 2027 dates.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: https://www.hanagasa.jp/_lang/en/. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.