# Nikko Toshogu Spring Grand Festival (Yabusame and 1,000 Samurai Procession)
_日光東照宮 春季例大祭（神事流鏑馬・百物揃千人武者行列）_

- **When:** Mon, May 17, 2027 – Tue, May 18, 2027 (JST)
- **Where:** 日光東照宮, 日光市 — 栃木県日光市山内2301
- **Map:** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.759941,139.597214
- **Price:** Free entry
- **Category:** Matsuri & Festivals
- **Official site:** https://www.toshogu.jp/pages/28/
- **On Tokyo Events:** https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/nikko-toshogu-spring-grand-festival-yabusame-and-1000-samurai-procession

Toshogu's grand festival is held every year on 17 and 18 May. Ogasawara-school horseback archery is performed on the main approach at 13:00 on the 17th, and on the 18th from 11:00 more than 1,200 people in armour and period costume escort three mikoshi in the 1,000 Samurai Procession.

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Source: Tokyo Events — https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/nikko-toshogu-spring-grand-festival-yabusame-and-1000-samurai-procession