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Hida City · Matsuri Hiroba and the streets of Hida-Furukawa
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation (Gifu Travel Guide) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Sep 26, 2026 （Ended） From 12:00; the wedding procession starts at 18:30
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually a Saturday in late September; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Matsuri Hiroba and the streets of Hida-Furukawa
- City
- Hida City, Gifu
About
On a single autumn night each year, Hida-Furukawa holds a festival based on a local fairy tale. A bride and groom, selected each year from applicants nationwide, are made up as foxes and lead a wedding procession through town, and seeing it pass along the lamp-lit old streets is like watching a picture book come alive. Afterward, a wedding ceremony takes place at the festival plaza. Daytime brings the annual rite at Okura Inari Shrine, a rickshaw debut for the couple, a celebration ceremony and a market at the plaza, with stalls selling Hida dishes and drinks. Visitors can have fox makeup done in town and join in as foxes too. The plaza is about a 5-minute walk from JR Hida-Furukawa Station.
Sources
- OfficialGifu Prefecture Tourism Federation (Gifu Travel Guide) 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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