TOKYO: Kagurazaka Festival 2026 – Awa Odori Parade | Japan

TOKYO: Kagurazaka Festival 2026 – Awa Odori Parade | Japan

The Kagurazaka Festival is a local summer festival held annually in late July along and around Kagurazaka Street in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. This year marks its 52nd edition. The festival features the Hozuki Market and the Awa Odori Parade, attracting many visitors each year.

The Awa Odori Parade is one of the festival’s main highlights. Around 20 dance troupes parade along Kagurazaka Street, performing Awa Odori, a traditional dance originating in Tokushima Prefecture. Accompanied by lively festival music and rhythmic chants, the vibrant performances have become one of the festival’s most popular attractions.

Lineup of Awaodori Troupes
00:00 Kagurazaka Kagura‑ren
04:17 Tokyo Kagurazaka‑ren
08:21 Ushigome Yusui‑ren
11:56 Koenji Hyottoko‑ren
17:17 Shinsui-ren
21:02 JCHO Tokyo Shinjuku Medical‑ren
28:25 Koenji Iroha‑ren
33:05 Koenji Tengu‑ren
36:46 Shinjuku Ward Office Tsutsuji‑ren
40:34 Damudan‑ren
45:07 Koenji Asuka‑ren
50:01 Azusa‑ren (with Tokyo Shin Nonki‑ren musicians)
55:12 Utsusemi‑ren
58:47 Ootori‑ren
1:03:01 Nanigashi‑ren
1:10:07 Koenji Kikusui‑ren
1:15:39 Daikon‑ren
1:20:09 Koenji Shiruba‑a‑ren
1:24:58 Koraku‑ren (with Sui-ren musicians)
1:30:40 Dai‑ichi Kanshin‑ren (with musiciansFuku-ren musicians)
1:36:32 Post Office‑ren (with Edo Kabuki‑ren musicians)
1:46:33 Kagurazaka Kagura‑ren (reappearance)

July 24, 2026