Shimodano Lighting Festival

Shimodano Lighting Festival

Event Overview

Lights light on more than 300 lanterns in Shimodano, Minano-cho. When the lights are lit on the road and the tanbo, it is one picturesque landscape that shines in the mountains. Caricatures and children's paintings are drawn on the lantern. 17 to 20 o'clock (subject to change). The origin of the festival is that in the year of the Tensho era, when peace returned after the end of the battle of the Potted Battle, villagers began to serve with a hundred-eight-lined lantern to comfort the spirits of samurai and peasants at Seifuku-ji Temple. * It may be canceled due to circumstances.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Akagi Shrine and others in Shimodano
  • Address:   
  • Shimodano, Minano-cho, Chichibu-gun, Saitama
  • Public Transportation:   
Chichibu Railway Tōhana Station → 20-minute walk
  • Car Access:   
19km30 minutes from Kanetsu Road Hanazono IC via National Route 140
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0494-62-1462 (Minanocho Industry and Tourism Division)
  • Parking Number:   
50 units/free. Minano Sports Park parking lot

Event Period

  • March 14, 2026 (Saturday) - March 15, 2026 (Sunday)
*From 5 PM to 8 PM. The festival is scheduled for March 15 (Sunday) at 11 AM, and there will also be a Kagura performance.

Price

Free

Event Category

Festival of fire and lights

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