murmurAwara Yukake Festival (Hot Spring Splashing Festival)
Awara City · Awara Onsen town (around Echizen Railway's Awara-Yunomachi Station and Yunomachi Plaza)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fukui Prefectural Tourism Federation (fuku-e.com) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 8–9, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Every year, August 8 – August 9 Hot-spring splashing of the mikoshi on the first day; folk dancing and the manju toss on the second
- Venue
- Awara Onsen town (around Echizen Railway's Awara-Yunomachi Station and Yunomachi Plaza)
- City
- Awara City, Fukui
About
Awara Onsen's summer festival on August 8 and 9 is a thank-you to the town's hot springs, its date a pun on the word for water coming to the boil (waku). The evening of August 8 is the time for "Oyukake ja!": children and adults armed with wooden buckets and water pistols crowd in front of Awara-Yunomachi Station on the Echizen Railway and soak a passing mikoshi with real hot-spring water. Festivals like this are rare in Japan, and anyone who turns up can take part. Water rains down from the towers too, so wear clothes and shoes that can get drenched. August 9 brings an evening of folk song and dance and a manju toss, with buns and sweets thrown from the towers. Food stalls line the site, and a day-use bath nearby is perfect for warming up afterwards.
Sources
- OfficialFukui Prefectural Tourism Federation (fuku-e.com) www.fuku-e.com
- OfficialAwara City Tourism Association awara.info
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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