A procession of mikoshi portable shrines and 10 dashi and yatai floats decorated by each neighborhood association that are pulled around, the festival takes over the town of Narita with roughly 450 thousand visitors each year. The highlights of the festival are the “so-odori” dance and “sobiki” parade, with the “so-odori” marking the start of the festival. Mikoshi portable shrines and all of the dashi and yatai floats line up in front of the Great Main Hall of Shinshoji Temple and dance to a musical accompaniment. The “sobiki” parade which takes place in the Nakamachi district near the gate is an event for the brave as all participants run up the steep slopes.

Event Dates	Early July every year (tentative)
Event Details	Please check each festival on the official website to confirm if it will take place this year or not.
Official site	http://www.nrtk.jp/enjoy/shikisaisai/gion-festival.html
Location (venue)	Around Naritasan Omotesando Road　and Shinsho-ji Temple
Address	Narita 1, Narita-shi, Chiba (Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple)
Venue website	http://www.naritasan.or.jp/english/index.html

Region	Kanto
Category	Shrines and temples

Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.

update: May.22.2024