Kanda festival
Kanda festival
Period: May 8 (Thu) to 15 (Thu), 2025
It is one of the three major festivals in Edo. "Tenkamatsuri" is held once every two years.
A festival of Kanda-jinja Shrine (Kanda Myojin), which was worshipped as the "Edo So Chinju" during the Edo period.
The Kanda festival, which is held once every two years in mid-May, is famous throughout the Edo period and is known as one of the three major festivals in Japan and the three major festivals in Edo.
For two days, the "Shinko Festival" where a line of historical costumes parade around the town, and the "portable shrine Miyairi" where about 200 large and small towns of portable shrine visit Myojin, are held.
[Schedule]
| Schedule | Time | Contents |
| Thursday, May 8 | 19:00 | Horen portable shrine relocation ceremony |
| Friday, May 9 | Around 14:00~ | shrine parishioner Town Association portable shrine divine spirit |
| Saturday, May 10 |
All day |
Shinko-sai Festival (cruising to Kanda, Nihonbashi, Ote Marunouchi, Akihabara) |
| Saturday, May 10 | Around 15:00~ ※Around 15:00 to 16:00 in Chuo-ku |
Tsuke-sai Festival (Bando warrior procession) |
| Sunday, May 11 | All day | portable shrine Miyairi |
| Wednesday, May 14 | 11:00 | Tea ceremony (Omotesenke Iemoto Service) |
| Wednesday, May 14 | 17:30 Opening | Myojin Noh and Yugen no Hana (Kongo school firewood Noh) |
| Thursday, May 15 | 14:00 | Reitaisai festival |
Information
| Official Website | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kanda Myojin, Nihonbashi area, Chuo-ku, Kanda area, Chiyoda-ku |
| Remarks | ※On the 10th and 11th, traffic restrictions will be implemented at some places in the city. For more information, please visit the Kanda festival official website. |
| Organizer | Kanda Myojin |
