Mobara Tanabata Festival

Recognized as one of the three great Tanabata festivals of the Kanto region, the Mobara Tanabata Festival began in 1955 and reaches its 72nd edition in 2026. From July 24-26, the shopping streets around JR Mobara Station are filled with colorful bamboo decorations and streamers. The festival features the Mobara Awa-odori dance, a YOSAKOI Soran contest, dance parades and stage events, along with countless food stalls, drawing around 800,000 visitors as one of the largest festivals in the Kazusa area.