Hashimoto Tanabata Festival
Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026
Shopping streets around the north exit of JR Hashimoto Station
Sagamihara, KanagawaKanto
HIGHLIGHTS
Handmade decorations filling the station-front arcades
About This Event
The Hashimoto Tanabata Festival is a long-running event in the Hashimoto district of Midori Ward, Sagamihara, confirmed for August 7-9, 2026. The shopping streets near the north exit of Hashimoto Station are decorated with colorful handmade streamers created by local shops, groups and residents, filling the area with Tanabata atmosphere. Stage performances, parades, Awa-odori dancing and numerous food stalls make it enjoyable for all ages, and as a community-wide festival representing Hashimoto's summer it draws large crowds each year.
Event Information
- Dates
- Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026
- Hours
- Roughly 10:00–21:00
- Admission
- Free
- Venue
- Shopping streets around the north exit of JR Hashimoto Station
- Location
- Sagamihara, Kanagawa
- Access
- Right at the north exit of Hashimoto Station (JR / Keio lines)
- Date source
- Officially announced datesListed based on official announcements.
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