murmurYanagawa Hina Festival: Sagemon Meguri
Yanagawa City · Tourist sites, shopping streets and shops around central Yanagawa
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Yanagawa City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Feb 11 – Apr 3, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid February
- How the date is set
- Every year, February 11 – April 3 Ends with the Nagashi-bina doll-floating rite on April 3; the boat parade of dolls is held in March
- Venue
- Tourist sites, shopping streets and shops around central Yanagawa
- City
- Yanagawa City, Fukuoka
About
For 52 days from February 11 to April 3, homes and shops in Yanagawa hang up sagemon for the Doll Festival. Sagemon are strings of lucky cloth ornaments hung beside the doll display for a girl's first Doll Festival, each piece hand-sewn by relatives and grandmothers wishing her a healthy, happy life. This walking event lets you see the Edo-period custom all over town. Along the way there are lantern-lit shopping streets, a boat parade gliding beneath sagemon strung over the water, and a ceremony in which children float paper wishes down the canals, events that only a canal town could stage.
Sources
- OfficialYanagawa City Tourism Association www.yanagawa-net.com
- OfficialFukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) www.crossroadfukuoka.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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.