2026 Nagatoro Funatama Festival: A Full Day Course
This one-day course centers on the Nagatoro Funatama Festival (長瀞船玉まつり), held from 17:10 on August 15, 2026, around the Iwadatami rock shelf (岩畳), a scenic spot in Chichibu. During the day, visit Hodosan Shrine (宝登山神社), enjoy the sweeping panorama from the summit via the ropeway, and walk through the Iwadatami landscape carved by the raging currents of the Arakawa River (荒川). In the evening, have an early dinner along Iwadatami-dori Street (岩畳通り) before the festival begins in earnest at 17:10, when lanterns are set afloat on the Arakawa River. It's a day the whole family can enjoy, filled with the mountains, the river, and the lights of a Nagatoro summer night.
Schedule
Visit the guardian shrine of Nagatoro and pray for a safe day
Ride the ropeway to the summit for a sweeping panorama of the Chichibu mountains
Walk past souvenir shops and river-boat ticket counters on your way to the Iwadatami rocks while it's still daylight
Have an early dinner at the Iwadatami-dori shopping street before the festival begins
The fantastical Funatama Festival, with lanterns floating on the Arakawa River
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