Tako Gion Matsuri

The Tako Gion Matsuri is a festival in Tako Town that has continued since the Edo period, held every year on July 25th and 26th as a summer tradition. Accompanied by the sound of festival music, float parades take place in the four towns of Shinmachi, Honmachi, Nakacho, and Takane. On the same days, the 'Shikago dance' is also dedicated, praying for 'bountiful harvests, health, and prosperity for descendants', featuring performances with masks of lions, deer, and rain frogs by young men, as well as acrobatics on poles called 'tsugume'. *The annual fireworks festival is not scheduled to be held this year. ■Note Shikago dance photos

Date & Time

7/25(Fri) 12:00～22:007/26(Sat) 12:00～22:00

Note

Open from 12:00 to 22:00 on the 25th and from 8:00 to 22:00 on the 26th. The Shikago dance will be performed at 19:00 on both days.

Venue

Around Yasaka Shrine

Address

Around 2696 Tako, Tako Town, Katori District, Chiba Prefecture

parking

Use the parking lot south of Tako Town Hall.

Access

About 20 minutes from the Narita IC or Daiei IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway / About 25 minutes from the Matsuo Yokoshiba IC on the Ken-O Expressway.

Access (Public)

From JR and Keisei Line Narita Airport Terminal 2 Station, take the Tako Town - Narita Airport shuttle bus and get off at "Tako Town Hall Front".

Contact

0479-76-5417 （Tako Town Hall Planning and Policy Division）

URL

https://www.town.tako.chiba.jp/docs/2018012900186/