TOKYO: Shibuya Awa Odori 2026 | Japan

Shibuya Awa Odori is an Awa Odori event in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, which began in 2024 at Shibuya Sakura Stage. This year, the event was held on October 3. From Tokushima Prefecture, the home of Awa Odori, the event featured a selected troupe made up of members from the 15 troupes belonging to the Awa Odori Promotion Association. From the Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori, one of Japan’s three major Awa Odori festivals, a joint troupe made up mainly of younger members from local troupes took part. From the Koenji Awa Odori, the second largest Awa Odori festival after Tokushima, a joint troupe formed by three of the 31 troupes belonging to the Koenji Awa Odori Association took part. From the Kanagawa Yamato Awa Odori, one of the three major Awa Odori festivals in the Kanto region (the greater Tokyo area), Yamato Ren, a selected group of members from the association’s 10 troupes, also took part. The event also featured Tensei Ren, founded in Shibuya; Tokyo Ebisu Ren, based in Shibuya and Ebisu; and Shibuya Sakura Ren, which was formed in Sakuragaoka, where Shibuya Sakura Stage is located. Five performance venues were set up around Shibuya Station: Sakuragaoka Sakurazaka Sansan Performance Venue, Sakuragaoka Plaza Sprix Performance Venue, BLOOM GATE Leverages Performance Venue, National Route 246 Deck & Shibuya Stream Performance Venue, and Shibuya Chuo-gai Performance Venue. Venue: Sakura-zaka Sansan Stage Lineup of Awaodori Troupes 00:00 Tensei Ren 03:38 Awa Odori Promotion Association Selected Troupe 07:55 Shibuya Sakura Ren 10:55 Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori Association Joint Troupe 14:20 Tokyo Ebisu Ren 18:46 Kanagawa Yamato Awa Odori Association – Yamato Ren 22:54 Koenji Awa Odori Association Joint Troupe