Name: Seto Shrine Tenno Procession Festival
Start: 2026-07-12
End: 2026-07-12
Location: Seto Shrine and the procession route through the parishioner districts

The Seto Shrine Tenno Procession Festival is an event in which the tours the parishioner districts, making a day of festivities alongside local and music. You can watch the mikoshi make its way through the neighborhoods of Kanazawa Ward until it enters Seto Shrine.

About Seto Shrine Tenno Procession Festival

The Seto Shrine Tenno Procession Festival is a mikoshi procession held as part of Seto Shrine’s Tenno Festival.

At the July Tenno Festival, the sacred spirit is transferred to the mikoshi during the De-go-sai ceremony. After the Mitsume , the mikoshi tours the parishioner districts.

Festival music is played at yatai and dashi in the districts, and mikoshi carried by adults and children join in, making it a community-wide celebration.

Source: 金沢八景・瀬戸神社 / 瀬戸神社 - 神奈川県神社庁

Festival highlights

A highlight is the procession as the main shrine mikoshi travels through the parishioner districts and finally enters Seto Shrine.

Festival music from yatai and dashi fills each district, while mikoshi carried by adults and children add to the festivities.

The Tenno Festival as a whole also features the Mitsume Kagura, performed with a cauldron of boiling water and flames, and lanterns made by local children, offering a chance to enjoy both the mikoshi events and traditional performing arts.

A summer festival at Seto Shrine, where mikoshi and festival music bring the parishioner districts together

What to expect

The Tenno Festival begins with the De-go-sai ceremony, when the sacred spirit is transferred to the mikoshi. After the Mitsume Kagura, the mikoshi procession gets underway.

During the procession, the main shrine mikoshi tours the districts, accompanied by festival music from yatai and dashi, as well as mikoshi carried by adults and children.

The mikoshi passes through the local areas and returns to Seto Shrine, where the procession concludes with its entry into the .

How to take part

You can enjoy the mikoshi procession by watching from along the route as the mikoshi and festival music move through the districts.

During the Mitsume Kagura, a priest stirs the water in a cauldron with a wand, then dips bamboo leaves in the water and sprinkles it over the attendees.

No information is provided on whether general visitors can carry the mikoshi or on the conditions for taking part in district events. If you wish to participate, please check with Seto Shrine.

Source: 瀬戸神社例大祭｜横浜市金沢区横浜金沢観光協会

Location and access

Venue and address

Seto Shrine (18-14 Seto, Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture).

Train and bus

A 2-minute walk from Kanazawa-Hakkei Station on the Keikyu Line and Seaside Line.

Keikyu Bus, Yokohama Municipal Bus, and Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu operate in Kanazawa Ward.

By car

You can reach the ward by exiting the Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route at Sachiura, or the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road at Asahina, Horiguchi-Nōkendai, or Namiki.

On ordinary roads, you can use routes such as National Routes 16 and 357.

Source: 横浜市金沢区へのアクセス｜横浜市金沢区横浜金沢観光協会

Address 18-14 Seto, Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

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Dates and season

2026 event information (the listed dates have passed)

For 2026, the procession festival and mikoshi parade were announced for July 12 (Sunday), starting at 9 a.m.

The mikoshi procession is scheduled to depart from eastern Sesegasaki, pass through western Sesegasaki, Takaya, Uchikawa, Yanagicho, Hassei Higashi, and Seto, and then enter the shrine grounds.

The return procession is scheduled for around 5 to 6 p.m., though it may run earlier or later depending on the mikoshi’s progress.

Source: 2026年7月金沢区内各地域の夏祭り・例大祭スケジュール | 寺前木遣保存会｜横浜市金沢区寺前町・金沢町

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Origins and History of Seto Shrine Tenno Procession Festival

Seto Shrine is said to have originated in ancient times, when the strait-like “seto” was considered a sacred place where sins and impurities could be washed away, and deities believed to bring abundant blessings were enshrined there.

Ritual artifacts indicating that festivals were held in the Kofun period have also been excavated from an adjacent site.

During the Kamakura period, Minamoto no Yoritomo enshrined a divided spirit of Mishima Myojin of Izu here, and a shrine building was constructed. The shrine has since attracted the faith of the local community.

Official information

You can check Seto Shrine’s official information for festival announcements and the mikoshi procession route.

The shrine’s location and its annual schedule of rites are also listed in the Kanagawa Prefecture Shrine Association’s shrine directory.

Seto Shrine’s phone number, 045-701-9992, is provided for inquiries.