# Kashima Jingu Jinko-sai Lantern Festival
_鹿島神宮 神幸祭（提灯祭）_

- **When:** Wed, Sep 1, 2027 – Thu, Sep 2, 2027 (JST)
- **Where:** Kashima Shrine Precincts, Kashima — 2306-1 Miyachu, Kashima, Kashima, Ibaraki
- **Map:** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.974564,140.640121
- **Price:** Free entry
- **Category:** Matsuri & Festivals
- **Official site:** https://kashimajingu.jp/event/%e5%b9%b4%e9%96%93%e3%81%ae%e7%a5%ad%e5%85%b8%e3%83%bb%e8%a1%8c%e4%ba%8b/
- **On Tokyo Events:** https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/kashima-jingu-jinko-sai-lantern-festival

On the evening of 1 September, more than ten giant lantern poles from local districts light the way along the main approach and are burned in front of the tower gate. At 20:00 the mikoshi leaves the main hall, escorted by Kashima Shinto-ryu swordsmen and the shrine's yabusame riders.

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Source: Tokyo Events — https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/kashima-jingu-jinko-sai-lantern-festival