Gokonomiya Shinkosai Festival 2026

Essentials

location

Gokonomiya Shrine (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)

period

October 3, 2026 (Sat) - October 11, 2026 (Sun)

Time

Oct 3: Hanagasa procession 18:00–21:00 / Oct 10: Hanagasa parade 18:00–21:00 / Oct 11: Mikoshi procession 9:00–20:30

cost

Free to watch

Links

• Official Website

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access

Right by Momoyama-Goryomae Station (Kintetsu Kyoto Line), or about 5 minutes on foot from Keihan Fushimi-Momoyama Station. The shrine car park is closed Oct 2–12 for the stalls; a temporary bicycle park is set up near the north gate. Come on foot or by public transport.

There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Gokonomiya Shrine (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto). The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

NOTE

Main schedule

Sat Oct 3: Kids' sumo 9:30–15:00 (in front of the noh stage) / Hanagasa procession 18:00–21:00

Sat Oct 10: Hanagasa parade 18:00–21:00 (Otesuji shopping street to the front gate)

Sun Oct 11: Three mikoshi tour the parish (Group A 9:00–20:00 / B 9:10–20:30 / C 10:30–17:30), lion-dance youth parade 7:30–15:00, Sarutahiko parade 8:00–17:00, children's parade 10:20–12:20, samurai parade 14:00–16:00

Grounds

• Stalls open every day Oct 3–11 (roughly 12:00–20:00, varies by stall; daily status on the shrine's Instagram stories)
• Three mikoshi are displayed east of the worship hall throughout, and the Senhime mikoshi (about 2,300 kg) can be viewed
• Some middle days feature small offerings of noh chant, dance and poetry recitation
• Limited-edition gold-foil goshuin stamps during the festival (while supplies last)
• Shrine office open 8:00–21:00

* Oct 10–11 are especially crowded.

* Schedule and rites are subject to change.

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