Chichibu Night Festival
(Chichibu Yomatsuri)
Visit one of the most famous float festival in Japan
(A UNESCO World Intangible Heritage festival)
Due to COVID-19 the 2020 event has been significantly reduced in size.
Please see the organiser’s website
The next full size festival event will be 2021
DATE
TIME
Dec 2nd – 10:00- 20:00 (There will be no fireworks in 2020)
Dec 3rd – 10:00- 22:00 (There will be no horse back archery in 2020)
SCHEDULE
Performances during the day & fireworks in the evening.
Kabuki performance in the afternoon of the second day.
*Due to COVID-19 the size of the festival has been reduced. Official information (Japanese)
COST
Free
How to enjoy the Chichibu Night Festival
Picturesque scenery (Great for Instagram pics!)
Fun for a group of friends
Fun for solo travelers
Experience Traditional Japan
Enjoy a Full day
Taste a wide range of festival food (from early afternoon)
Walk around town
🎆🏮Brilliant Fireworks and Colorful Lanterns.
Visit Chichibu for a Dazzling Night Festival! 🏮🎆
The ✨Chichibu Night Festival which is known for its energetic and colorful vibes😍, will surely be an exciting experience during your winter trip to Japan!
With an astonishing 300-year history, Chichibu Night Festival features exquisite floats🎉, charming paper lanterns🏮, splendid fireworks🎆, and many more fun winter festivities throughout 2 days✨!
Don’t miss the evening of December 3rd. Right before the fireworks🎆, the humongous floats are pulled all the way up the Dangozaka hill😮😍!!
What to do nearby Chichibu Night Festival?
Local recommendations
- Culture
- Hot Springs
- Chichibu Shrine
- Chichibu Meisen Museum (Traditional Japanese Silk)
- Attractions
- Ogano Fossil Museum
- Outdoor treetop course (Chichibu Forest Adventure)
- Japanese water rafting (Nagatoro / 30min by local train)
- Moomin Valley Park (Hanno / 45 min by local train)
- Food / Drink
- Whiskey (Ichiro's Malt)
- Craft Beer (Chichibu Omote-Sando Lab)
- Soba Noodles
- Waraji Tonkatsu (Pork cutlet on rice)
- Miso Potato
Access (How to get to Chichibu Night Festival)
From Tokyo
- 1H 40min from Tokyo (Ikebukuro Sta.) by train.
- 2H 40min drive from Tokyo (Ikebukuro) by car
Address
1-3 Banbamachi, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture 368-0041)
By Train
From Chichibu Station (JR Line)
or Seibu Chichibu Station (Seibu Chichibu Railway)
3 minutes on foot from Chichibu Station on the Chichibu Railway OR 10 minutes on foot from Seibu Chichibu Station on the Seibu Chichibu Railway.
By Car
50 minutes from Hanazono IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway.
(We highly recommend you use public transport as the traffic can get heavy and parking spaces are limited during the festival)
Contact Details (Event Organizer)
For information about this event please contact the Chichibu Omotenashi Tourism Organization directly.
Tel: +81 0494-26-6260
UNESCO Festivals near tokyo (Internal Link – English)
