TOKYO: Nihonbashi-Kyobashi Festival 2026 – Oedo Kakki Parade Part 1, Opening Parade | Japan

The Nihonbashi-Kyobashi Festival is an annual autumn festival held in the Nihonbashi and Kyobashi areas of Chuo Ward, Tokyo. It is organized by the Nihonbashi-Kyobashi Festival Executive Committee, which comprises the Tokyo Chuo-dori Association and the Muromachi-dori Association. During the Edo period (1603–1868), Nihonbashi flourished as the starting point of five major roads connecting Edo (present-day Tokyo) with other parts of Japan. It developed into an important center of transportation and commerce, attracting people, goods and cultural influences from across the country. Against this historical background, the festival features local traditions and cultural events from throughout Japan. The festival's origins date back to 1972, when a parade featuring a marching band, mascot characters and a procession of feudal lords was held to commemorate the completion of a national road. The parade was well received, and the first official Nihonbashi-Kyobashi Festival was held the following year, in 1973. The 2026 festival is the 53rd edition. The festival's main event is the Oedo Kakki Parade, a large-scale procession featuring approximately 2,000 participants. It takes place along Chuo-dori Avenue, from Kyobashi 3-chome to Nihonbashi Muromachi 3-chome. The parade consists of two parts: Part 1, the Opening Parade, featuring local groups from Nihonbashi and Kyobashi, as well as organizations associated with government and public institutions; and Part 2, the Shokoku Orai Parade, featuring traditional festivals and performing arts from across Japan. Part 1, the Opening Parade, features police, traffic safety and crime prevention organizations, local groups and marching bands. It also includes the Oedo Hanten Parade, in which members of local businesses and neighborhood associations march wearing traditional hanten coats, and an Avengers parade held in celebration of the film Avengers: Doomsday. Part 1: Parade Order 00:00 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Female Motorcycle Unit "Queen Stars" 00:28 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Patrol Cars 00:45 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Band 01:37 Mounted Police Unit, Second Traffic Mobile Unit, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department 02:17 Police and Crime Prevention Organizations 03:57 Chuo City Nihonbashi Junior High School Wind Ensemble 05:15 Tokyo Traffic Safety Youth Groups (Chuo, Tsukiji, Tsukishima and Hisamatsu) 06:28 Tokyo Fire Department Band 08:01 Tokyo Fire Department Junior Fire Corps (Rinko, Kyobashi and Nihonbashi) 09:56 Sakura Baton Club 12:20 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Tokyo Band 15:42 Avengers Parade – Promotional Event for Avengers: Doomsday 20:47 Oedo Hanten Parade (local businesses and neighborhood groups marching in traditional Japanese hanten coats) Due to copyright issues, YouTube's music removal feature has been used, resulting in some sections where background sounds have also been removed. November 1, 2026