murmurMatsuyama Yakyuken Odori (Baseball Dance Festival)
Matsuyama City · Okaido, Chifunemachi and Shiroyama Park (Horinouchi)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Matsuyama Yakyuken Odori Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 7–9, 2026 （Ended） 18:00–21:00 on August 7 and 9; 17:00–21:00 on August 8
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually held from Friday to Sunday in early August
- Venue
- Okaido, Chifunemachi and Shiroyama Park (Horinouchi)
- City
- Matsuyama City, Ehime
About
Matsuyama's biggest summer festival runs from Friday to Sunday in early August. Dancers form teams called ren and move down the streets to upbeat music, each team with choreography of its own. The dances are judged in divisions such as company teams and community groups, so every ren gives it everything. Keep an eye out for Baseball-Dance, a fresh spin on the yakyuken dance tradition. Baseball runs deep in Matsuyama, which is known as the home of yakyuken, a song-and-dance game that dates from the Taisho era. Performances take place in Okaido, Chifunemachi and the Horinouchi area of Shiroyama Park, and watching is free.
Sources
- OfficialMatsuyama Yakyuken Odori Executive Committee baseball-dance.com
- OfficialMatsuyama City matsuyama-sightseeing.com
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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