Chichibu Night Festival
(Chichibu Yomatsuri)
Visit one of the most famous float festival in Japan
(A UNESCO World Intangible Heritage festival)
DATES
2023 : 2nd-3rd, December *Same days every year
*Dates and times checked with tourist office 22nd Nov 2023.
Festival Times & Schedule
Information (2023)
Dec 2nd ( 10:00- 20:00 )
6 floats parade : 19:00-22:00
Fireworks : 19:00 – 20:00
Dec 3rd – 10:00- 22:00
6 floats parade : 9:00-24:00 (Climax around 7pm-10 pm）
Fireworks 19:00 to 22:00
*Dates and times have NOT been confirmed by the organizer. Dates and times are also subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
*Dates and times checked with tourist office 22nd Nov 2023.
Cost
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
Japanese Event Website (External Link – Japanese)
UNESCO Festivals near tokyo (Internal Link – English)
About Chichibu Night Festival (External Link – English)
