Festivals · Kansai
Tenjin Matsuri
天神祭
Osaka's great summer festival at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, with a river procession and fireworks on the evening of 25 July.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 24 to Sun 25 Jul 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and the Okawa River
- City
- Osaka
- Prefecture
- Osaka
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- When it runs
- 24 to 25 July every year
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Held on 24 and 25 July every year, the dates published by Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. Around 100 boats carry the deity down the Okawa River on the second evening, followed by a fireworks display, while a land procession of some 3,000 people crosses the city in the afternoon.
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://osakatemmangu.or.jp/saijireki/tjm. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.