murmurKatsuura Big Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival)
Katsuura City · Katsuura Arts and Culture Center (Küste), Tomisaki Shrine and the Katsuura central shopping street
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Chiba Tourism Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Feb 21 – Mar 3, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late February
- How the date is set
- Announced each year On rainy days the dolls on the Tomisaki Shrine steps are replaced by photo panels
- Venue
- Katsuura Arts and Culture Center (Küste), Tomisaki Shrine and the Katsuura central shopping street
- City
- Katsuura City, Chiba
About
Katsuura greets spring by covering the town in hina dolls sent from all over Japan; about 25,000 were on display across the city in 2026. The sight not to miss is the 60 stone steps of Tomisaki Shrine, set out every morning with about 1,800 dolls and illuminated from dusk. In the main hall of the Katsuura Arts and Culture Center (Küste), around 7,000 more include one of Japan's largest Kyoho-style doll sets, traditional dolls from the Edo period to the Showa era, and a display explaining how dolls in eastern and western Japan differ. In the Katsuura central shopping street next to the shrine, each shop arranges its dolls in its own creative way, and large special doll tiers stand in front of the gate of Kakuoji Temple and at a nearby intersection. JR Katsuura Station on the Sotobo Line is about 10 minutes away on foot.
Sources
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Chiba Tourism Navi) maruchiba.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 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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