murmurKatsuura Tairyo Matsuri (Big Catch Festival)
Katsuura City · Katsuura Fishing Port, Tomisaki Shrine, Kawazu Shrine, Katsuura Central Shopping Street and other locations
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association (Chiba Kanko Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sep 18–21, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid September
- How the date is set
- Announced each year The boat-to-boat mikoshi transfer depends on the weather and sea conditions
- Venue
- Katsuura Fishing Port, Tomisaki Shrine, Kawazu Shrine, Katsuura Central Shopping Street and other locations
- City
- Katsuura City, Chiba
About
For 4 days in autumn, Katsuura is swept up in its festival. Around the fishing port, Tomisaki and Kawazu shrines and the central shopping street, mikoshi are shouldered all at once, festival wagons and floats from the late Edo period are pulled through the streets, and musicians try to outplay one another. The bold shouts and sheer strength of the bearers, so typical of a fishing town, draw spectators right in. On the last day the mikoshi are handed from boat to boat in Katsuura Fishing Port, depending on weather and sea conditions. Each district makes its neighborhood rounds on its own timetable. The festival area is about a 5-minute walk from Katsuura Station on the JR Sotobo Line, and visitors are encouraged to use public transport.
Sources
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association (Chiba Kanko 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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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