murmurMorozaki Sagicho Festival
Minamichita Town · Morozaki Fishing Port
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Minamichita Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Jan 25, 2026 （Ended） From 2 p.m.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late January
- How the date is set
- The 4th Sunday of January Usually held on the fourth Sunday of January; it was originally held on the 15th day of the first lunar month
- Venue
- Morozaki Fishing Port
- City
- Minamichita Town, Aichi
About
On the fourth Sunday of January, the fishing port of Morozaki lights a winter fire festival. Tall washi banners asking for good health, big catches and good business go up beside New Year decorations gathered from local homes and a paper boat filled with old talismans. After sacred sake is poured and the fire takes, young men in loincloths, bodies painted red and blue, shoulder the blazing boat, circle the banner and shove it out to sea. Then they release the banner's ropes and topple and raise it in the smoke and flames until it burns away. A rice-cake toss closes the day; locals say a cake toasted on a pole keeps summer sickness away. The tradition is believed to go back to the Muromachi period. The large banners were not put up in 2026.
Sources
- OfficialMinamichita Tourism Association minamichita-kk.com
- OfficialAichi Prefecture (Aichi Now) aichinow.pref.aichi.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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