Festivals in Chiba

Stages and stalls fill the streets around Matsudo Station during this community autumn festival.

Major rock festival held simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka.

Neighborhood mikoshi and festival musicians parade through Yokaichiba with distinctive calls.

UNESCO-listed float festival in Sawara, Chiba. Jul 10–12, 2026. Edo-period streets, towering dashi floats, and traditional bayashi music.

Hina dolls decorate shrine steps and streets throughout Katsuura.

Floats and portable shrines parade along the approach to Naritasan Shinshoji Temple.

Portable shrines enter the sea during the Shiofumi ritual in the fishing town of Ohara.