murmurKanazu Matsuri
Awara City · Around Awaraonsen Station and Kanazu Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fuku-e.com (Fukui Prefecture Tourism Association) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 18–20, 2026 （Ended）
- 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 three days each July
- Venue
- Around Awaraonsen Station and Kanazu Shrine
- City
- Awara City, Fukui
About
For three days each July, the town of Kanazu in Awara celebrates a festival that the city lists as an intangible folk cultural property, and it all happens just steps from Awaraonsen Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. Floats crowned with figures roll through the streets alongside children's dance groups, and the signature moment comes on the main day, when the floats line up before the torii of Kanazu Shrine. The shrine's mikoshi also makes its rounds, its bearers full of energy. Don't miss the honjin kazarimono: displays assembled from ordinary household items, a roughly 400-year-old custom said to have started as a welcome for feudal lords travelling to and from Edo. Each district builds its own, so wandering the town to find them is half the fun. A taiko stage on the eve makes a good start.
Sources
- OfficialFuku-e.com (Fukui Prefecture Tourism Association) www.fuku-e.com
- OfficialKanazu Festival Preservation Society kanazumatsuri.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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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.