Hachioji Ginkgo Festival Classic Car Parade
八王子いちょう祭り クラシックカーパレード
About 100 cars built in 1975 or earlier, Japanese and imported, drive the ginkgo-lined Koshu-kaido during the Hachioji Ginkgo Festival. Police and fire service vehicles follow them. The parade was one of the festival's three original events and runs as a road safety and disaster prevention campaign. It was revived after a gap, which is what the R in its Japanese name stands for.
Dates
| Edition | Dates | Status | Details |
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| 2026 | Sun 22 Nov 2026, 12:00 to 13:00 Japan time | Confirmed | Route |
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| 2025 | Sun 16 Nov 2025 | Confirmed | Videos and route |
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Visiting
- Where
- Hachioji City Hall car park (start), then Koshu-kaido, Tokyo
3-24-1 Motohongocho, Hachioji, Tokyo (東京都八王子市元本郷町3-24-1)
Map - Getting there
- Nearest station: Nishi-Hachioji (JR Chuo line), beside the route
Koshu-kaido passes just north of the station. The cars gather at the city hall, north-east of the route, and join Koshu-kaido at Oiwake junction. - Cost
- Free to watch
- Watching
- Free to watch from the roadside. The city hall car park takes only the parade cars and staff.
- What you'll see
- About 100 cars
- Organiser
- クラシックカーパレードR実行委員会 (Classic Car Parade R Committee)
- Source
- classiccar802.moo.jp (Japanese)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-04