murmurToyohama Tai Matsuri (Giant Sea Bream Festival)
Minamichita Town · Nakasu and Susa districts, Toyohama, Minamichita
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
- Jul 18–19, 2026 （Ended） Nakasu district 10:00–15:00; Susa district 8:00–15:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held over a Saturday and Sunday, one day each in the Nakasu and Susa districts
- Venue
- Nakasu and Susa districts, Toyohama, Minamichita
- City
- Minamichita Town, Aichi
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About
Summer in Toyohama, a fishing town in Minamichita, means giant sea bream: model fish over 10 meters long, framed in bamboo and wood and wrapped in white cotton. Young men carry them on their shoulders through the streets, swinging the tails and spreading the fins so the fish seem to be swimming, while onlookers cheer them on. The festival prays for the town and for safety at sea, and is sometimes called one of Japan's strangest festivals. It is held over two days, one in the Nakasu district and one in Susa, and the Toyohama fireworks take place around the same time. Get there by Meitetsu to Utsumi or Kowa Station, then the Umikko bus.
Sources
- OfficialMinamichita Tourism Association minamichita-kk.com
- OfficialAichi Now (Aichi Prefecture official tourism site) 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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.