murmurShirakawa Daruma Market
Shirakawa City · Tenjin-machi to Hon-machi, in front of JR Shirakawa Station
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Shirakawa Festival Promotion Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Wed, Feb 11, 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 on February 11 Every year on February 11
- Venue
- Tenjin-machi to Hon-machi, in front of JR Shirakawa Station
- City
- Shirakawa City, Fukushima
About
Every February 11, the streets around Shirakawa Station fill with shoppers hunting for daruma dolls. The market is said to go back more than 300 years, and around 500 stalls sell lucky charms, plants and festival food as well as the dolls. Shirakawa daruma are known for their round, cheerful faces, a design said to have been drawn up by the painter Tani Buncho at the request of the lord Matsudaira Sadanobu. Of the markets once held along five streets of the old Oshu Kaido highway, the one in Naka-machi came to be known as the daruma market as daruma took over its stalls. On the same day, dondo-yaki bonfires in Tenjin-machi and Hon-machi burn New Year decorations and old daruma. The 2026 market was held on February 11.
Sources
- OfficialShirakawa Festival Promotion Association shirakawamatsurishinkoukai.com
- OfficialFukushima Prefectural Tourism & Products Association (Fukushima Travel) www.tif.ne.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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