murmurIbi Festival
Ibigawa Town · Around Miwa Shrine
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
- May 4–5, 2026 （Ended） Confirmed from the official annual schedule and Ibigawa Town’s notice for that year
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early May
- How the date is set
- Every year, May 4 – May 5
- Venue
- Around Miwa Shrine
- City
- Ibigawa Town, Gifu
About
Miwa Shrine in Ibigawa holds its festival on May 4 and 5, with a rehearsal day on May 4 and the main day on May 5. It is said to have begun in the Kyoho era of the Edo period, so it has run for more than 300 years. Along with a lively portable-shrine procession, five decorated floats called geiyama are pulled into the shrine grounds and lined up. The big draw is the children's kabuki staged on the floats, which gathers a crowd every year. The festival spreads across the area around the shrine. By car, allow about 30 minutes from the Ogaki-nishi interchange on the Tokai-Kanjo Expressway; inquiries go to the Ibigawa Town Tourism Plaza.
Sources
- OfficialGifu Travel Guide (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation) www.kankou-gifu.jp
- OfficialIbigawa Town www.town.ibigawa.lg.jp
- Date checkIbigawa Town www.town.ibigawa.lg.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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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.