The Festival Eve tour -- to fully enjoy once-in-three-years grand parade

It's the festival season. And the once-in-three-years big mikoshi parade is coming to Koto-ku, Tokyo!

More than fifty beautifully decorated mikoshi, or portable shrines, will parade through the town on August 13th, Sunday, with big splash of water thrown on them from water trucks and fire hoses.

To help fully enjoy the festival, we will have a special walking tour the day before, on August 12th.

The day before the parade, mikoshi
visit the shrine for purification

With the whole town already in full festival mode on that day, you will have a chance to have a close look at each mikoshi, visit the base stations serving sacred sake (and beer), and talk to local people behind the parade. You may even have a chance to experience water throwing (please be prepared to get wet).

Watar thrown on mikoshi
by firefighters

Our guides, all from local areas, will show you around the main shrine and the parade route, guiding you to the best spots to watch the parade. After the tour, how about a glass of locally brewed beer with our guides?

Here is the tour detail:
Meeting time: August 12th, Saturday, at 2:00pm. The tour takes about 3 hours.
Meeting Place: Just outside No. 1 exit of Monzen-nakacho Station (T12) on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. Find the Red Gate of Fukagawa Fudo-do temple  (look at the picture and map here)
Cost: free of charge
Note: Hot and humid day is expected. Make sure to bring water and wear comfortable outfit for about three hours' city walking.

Have a closer look at the
beautiful mikoshi!

Booking: Please fill in the form in our Web site. Choose "Course M: Monthly course", and note "Festival Eve" in the Additional notes section.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact us using the form.