Tateyama’s joint festival, featuring dashi, ofune, and mikoshi parading through the castle town
Tateyama Festival
The 2026 edition of Tateyama Festival has ended.
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/10/17 〜 2026/10/18Ended
- Season / frequency
- The 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October each year / Every year
- Area
- Chiba Prefecture・Tateyama City(From Tokyo: approx. 40 min–1 h · train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Highlights and activities
- Participation fee
- Free admission
- Official website / social media
- Official website
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
This joint festival brings , ofune, and into Tateyama’s castle town, centered around Tateyama Shrine. Enjoy the different decorations and festival music of each district as you watch the parades through town and the processions into the shrine.
About Tateyama Festival
The Tateyama Festival is a joint festival of the Tateyama district, held in Tateyama’s castle town, centered around Tateyama Shrine.
Dashi, ofune, and mikoshi gather from each district, parading through the town and entering the shrine.
The ofune is a boat-shaped dashi pulled with ropes, conveying the character of a festival in Tateyama, a town by the sea.
Source: 【館山】館山のまつり（館山地区合同祭礼）2026は10月17日・18日｜歩行者天国は17時から、18日19時10分に年番渡し、三社八地区の時間割 | ちばスタイル
Festival highlights
A highlight is seeing the dashi, ofune, and mikoshi, each with its district’s distinctive decorations and festival music, gather at Tateyama Shrine.
At night, each district’s floats and performances move through the castle town along the pedestrianized streets, changing the feel of the area.
During the year-duty handover, responsibility for the festival is passed to the next district on duty.
Tateyama’s joint festival, featuring dashi, ofune, and mikoshi parading through the castle town
What to expect
During the festival, each district’s dashi, ofune, and mikoshi set out from Tateyama Shrine and parade through the town and Tateyama’s castle town.
In the evening, each district moves along the pedestrianized streets, followed by processions into Tateyama Shrine and a closing ceremony.
In 2026, the program is also expected to include a Tengu dance, plasterers’ dance, dance-and-mochi-pounding performance, and the year-duty handover.
How to take part
Visitors are welcome to watch.
Admission is free, and you can watch the dashi, ofune, and mikoshi parades, as well as processions into Tateyama Shrine, from along the route.
Joining as someone who pulls a dashi or plays in the festival band requires guidance from the individual districts, so it is best to distinguish between watching as a visitor and participating as a festival member.
Location and access
- Venue
Tateyama Shrine and other locations in the Tateyama area.
- Train
Tateyama Station on the JR Uchibo Line is the main access point.
As the festival procession travels around the district, please move to the location you wish to see.
Source: 館山市観光協会・秋のイベント
Around the nearest station 千葉県館山市 館山駅
This map shows the surrounding area, not the exact venue location.
Dates and season
2026 event information (the listed dates have passed)
The event was announced as scheduled for October 17 (Saturday) and the 18th (Sunday) in 2026.
On the 17th, events include arrivals at and departures from Tateyama Shrine, a gathering at Sunset Pier, and a closing ceremony. The streets are closed to traffic from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On the 18th, after the parade through town, there will be a procession into Tateyama Shrine and the year-duty handover at 7:10 p.m. The streets will be closed to traffic from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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Tips for your visit
Dashi and ofune parade at specific times in each district, so deciding in advance which parts you want to see can make it easier to get around.
At night, events are concentrated along the pedestrianized streets and around Tateyama Shrine, but timings may change depending on traffic conditions and weather.
On the festival day, take care around pedestrianized streets and traffic restrictions, and watch from a spot that does not obstruct the parade.
Nearby attractions
安房神社
千葉県館山市にある神社
洲埼灯台
千葉県館山市の洲崎に立つ灯台
Origins and History of Tateyama Festival
The joint festival of the Tateyama district began in Taisho 7 (1918). Following the merger of the former Tateyama Town and the former Toyotsu Village, multiple shrines and districts began holding the festival together.
After the Great Kanto Earthquake, the consolidation of shrines was decided, and the present-day Tateyama Shrine was founded in Showa 7.
The festival has continued to change in response to circumstances such as the availability of participants, and its timing has also shifted from August to October starting in Reiwa 7.
Official information
Official information is available in posters, district schedules, and information about participating districts published on the official X account of the Tateyama District Festival Association.
The timing guidelines are also listed in Tateyama City’s “Calendar of Major Festivals and Events in Tateyama City.”
For inquiries, contact the Tateyama City Tourism Association.
Tateyama Festival at a Glance
The Tateyama Festival is a joint festival held in the Tateyama district.
It was usually held in August, but the schedule is said to have changed starting in Reiwa 7 to the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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