murmurGifu Nobunaga Festival
Gifu City · Central Gifu (JR Gifu Station north plaza, Yanagase, Kandamachi and other areas)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Gifu Travel Guide (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Nov 7–8, 2026
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held on a weekend in early November
- Venue
- Central Gifu (JR Gifu Station north plaza, Yanagase, Kandamachi and other areas)
- City
- Gifu City, Gifu
About
Every autumn, central Gifu City celebrates Oda Nobunaga, the warlord credited with building the city, in a festival that doubles as the city's industry and agriculture fair. The must-see is the mounted warriors' procession, in which Nobunaga, Saito Dosan and other Warring States figures ride through town alongside a corps carrying matchlock guns. Local groups add their own events around the city, so for 2 days the whole downtown feels festive. The main venues are the plaza at the north exit of JR Gifu Station and the Yanagase and Kandamachi areas. It is free to attend and 10 to 15 minutes on foot from JR and Meitetsu Gifu stations.
Sources
- OfficialGifu Travel Guide (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation) www.kankou-gifu.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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