Kanto Tanabata Star Festivals
26 events
26 Tanabata events in Kanto for 2026. Featured: Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival, Mobara Tanabata Festival, Irumagawa Tanabata Festival.
Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Huge ornate streamers up to 10m, lit up at night
Mobara Tanabata Festival
Mobara, Chiba
Bamboo decorations plus Awa-odori and YOSAKOI dancing
Irumagawa Tanabata Festival
Sayama, Saitama
Bamboo decorations and first-night fireworks
Ashikaga Orihime Shrine Tanabata Tanzaku
Nishinomiya, Ashikaga, Tochigi
Tying wishes to bamboo at a shrine famed for matchmaking
Katayama Sengen Shrine Tanabata Festival
Katayama, Sano, Tochigi
Magical evening illumination and handmade decorations on the shrine grounds
Zojoji Temple Tanabata Festival
Minato, Tokyo
Tokyo Tower with decorations and washi candle night
Shitamachi Tanabata Festival
Taito, Tokyo
Decorations and parades along a 1.2km street
Shimmachi Tanabata Festival
Takasaki, Gunma
Decorations and the Otona Yomise night market
Kawaguchi Tanabata Festival
Kawaguchi, Saitama
Vibrant decorations filling the station-front arcades
Hitachinaka Omotemachi Tanabata Festival
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
Pedestrian zone and the Katsuta Tamariba Yokocho
Yokohama Tanabata Festival
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Wish-strip area and giant robotic-arm light show
Chiba Minato Tanabata Festival
Chiba City, Chiba
Waterfront bamboo and bamboo-lantern workshops
Maebashi Tanabata Festival
Maebashi, Gunma
Tanabata decoration contest across the central arcades
Haga Tenmangu Tanabata Festival
Nishimizunuma, Haga, Tochigi
Varied street performances on the grounds of the shrine of learning
Tanabata Sky Lantern Festival (Saitama)
Saitama City, Saitama
Countless LED sky lanterns floating in the night sky
Ogawamachi Tanabata Festival
Ogawa, Saitama
Bamboo decorations of Ogawa washi paper and fireworks
Imaichi Tanabata Kazari
Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi
Bamboo decorations across the nostalgic streets of Imaichi
Utsunomiya Orion Tanabata Festival
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Decorations and wish strips along Orion-dori
Kamisu Tanabata Festival
Kamisu, Ibaraki
Decorations and night stalls along Suzuran-dori
Noda Summer Festival Odori Tanabata
Noda, Chiba
Bamboo decorations and lively dance parades
Omiya Nisshin Tanabata Festival
Saitama City, Saitama
Community-made decorations along Nisshin Tanabata-dori
Asahi City Tanabata Citizens' Festival
Asahi, Chiba
About 150 vibrant Tanabata decorations
Asagaya Tanabata Festival
Suginami, Tokyo
Giant handmade papier-mache characters each year
Hashimoto Tanabata Festival
Sagamihara, Kanagawa
Handmade decorations filling the station-front arcades
Fussa Tanabata Festival
Fussa, Tokyo
Handmade decorations and international food stalls
Warabi Hata Matsuri (Tanabata Festival)
Warabi, Saitama
Tanabata decoration contest and te-odori dancing