A festival where the 3 shrines’ mikoshi travel through Urayasu with jizuri and chants
Urayasu Sanja Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Mid-June / Once every 4 years
- Area
- Chiba Prefecture・Urayasu 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
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
This grand annual festival takes place once every 4 years, with setting out from Kiy瀧 Shrine, Toyouke Shrine, and Inari Shrine and traveling through Urayasu accompanied by jizuri and distinctive chants.
About Urayasu Sanja Festival
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Mikoshi and set out from the 3 areas of Horie, Nekozane, and Todaijima and travel through town.
A large number of mikoshi, both large and small, gather for the grand festival, making it an event where you can experience Urayasu’s local culture.
The festival is generally held every 4 years and is cherished as one of Urayasu’s signature summer festivals.
Festival highlights
One highlight is jizuri, when the mikoshi are lowered close to the ground and rotated.
The mikoshi are rubbed, rocked, raised high, and tossed into the air, with these movements performed at key spots such as intersections.
The distinctive chant “Maeda, maeda” is another defining feature of the festival.
From along the route, you can enjoy the sight of large and small mikoshi and dashi moving through town, as well as the carriers’ powerful movements.
Source: 稲荷神社 | 浦安観光 公式サイト
A festival where the 3 shrines’ mikoshi travel through Urayasu with jizuri and chants
What to expect
The Yoimiya is held on the eve of the festival, when the spirit of the deity is transferred into the mikoshi.
Afterward, mikoshi from each area return to their mikisho (festival stations), and on the main festival day they follow designated routes through Horie, Nekozane, Todaijima, and other areas.
Along the route, you can watch the procession while listening to the chants, and see jizuri and the mikoshi-tossing movements performed at key spots.
The festival brings together the people carrying the mikoshi and the spectators lining the route.
Source: 浦安三社例大祭・宵宮が行われました（令和6年6月14日）｜浦安市公式サイト / 浦安の古今と自然に触れるまち巡り | 浦安観光 公式サイト
How to take part
General participation: Visitors are reportedly welcome to join in carrying the mikoshi.
If you want to take part as a carrier, you must follow the rules for the mikoshi and event operations in each area.
As no event has been announced for 2026, please check with the respective shrines or organizers about whether you can participate and how to register when the festival is next held.
If you are only watching, you can view the mikoshi procession from along the route.
Location and access
- Venue and address
No event has been announced for 2026.
When held, the festival takes place around the Horie, Nekozane, and Todaijima areas of Urayasu, and around Kiy瀧 Shrine, Toyouke Shrine, and Inari Shrine.
- Train and bus
About a 10-minute walk from Urayasu Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.
Event venue 千葉県浦安市 2026年は開催案内がありません
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Dates and season
The Urayasu Three Shrine Festival is held around mid-June every four years.
No event has been announced for 2026, and the next scheduled festival listed is in 2028.
The regular main festival runs from Friday to Sunday, with a Yoimiya held the night before.
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Tips for your visit
The mikoshi procession passes along roads and through intersections in the city, so follow instructions along the route about passing through and stopping.
In places where mikoshi are spun close to the ground or tossed into the air, be sure not to get too close to the carriers or the mikoshi.
During the mitama-ire ceremony on the night before the festival, the lights in the shrine precincts are turned off, and camera flashes are prohibited.
Check the event information when the festival is held for details of traffic restrictions and viewing precautions for 2026.
Nearby attractions
Kiy瀧 Shrine, Toyouke Shrine, and Inari Shrine—the 3 shrines of the festival—are places where visitors can connect with Urayasu’s history and religious traditions.
The Urayasu Local History Museum features outdoor exhibits recreating the townscape of Urayasu around Showa 27, as well as a beka boat used for harvesting nori seaweed.
The Horie district is also home to the Former Udagawa Residence and Former Otsuka Residence, built between the late Edo period and the early Meiji period.
Together with the festival, these sites offer a glimpse into life in Urayasu’s former fishing town.
ウエスタンリバー鉄道
東京ディズニーランドのアトラクション
ジャンピン・ジェリーフィッシュ
千葉県の観光名所のスポットです。
東京ディズニーシー
千葉県浦安市にあるテーマパーク
東京ディズニーランド
千葉県浦安市にあるテーマパーク
東京ディズニーリゾート
千葉県浦安市にあるテーマパーク
Origins and History of Urayasu Sanja Festival
The Urayasu Sanja Festival has its roots in festivals held for each local guardian deity in October, as well as special grand festivals held during shrine renovations and other occasions.
Mikoshi began appearing in the Taisho period, and the festival shifted to being held in June.
It is said that by the end of the Taisho period, a grand festival jointly held by the 3 shrines had come to take place once every 4 years.
It was temporarily suspended in the Showa 30s, but resumed in Showa 49 June.
Official information
Check the Urayasu Sanja Festival information on the Urayasu City official website for festival details and contact information for each shrine.
The 3 shrines participating in the joint festival are Kiy瀧 Shrine in Horie, Toyouke Shrine in Nekozane, and Inari Shrine in Todaijima.
The addresses and phone numbers of each shrine are also listed.
Please check the next official announcement for the 2026 festival dates and information on how to participate.
Urayasu Sanja Festival at a Glance
The Urayasu Sanja Festival is a large-scale grand annual festival featuring mikoshi and dashi, jointly held by three local guardian shrines.
Its signature sights include jizuri, in which mikoshi are lowered close to the ground, and the motion of tossing them into the air, accompanied by the chant “Maeda, maeda.”
The festival takes place once every 4 years in mid-June. No announcement has been made about a 2026 festival, and the next one is scheduled for 2028.
When it is held, you can enjoy everything from the Yoimiya, a on the eve of the festival, to the mikoshi procession through town.
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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