murmurBasara Carnival
Mizunami City · Around JR Mizunami Station
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
- Dec 12–13, 2026 Eve festival December 12, 17:00–20:30; main festival December 13, 9:30–16:30
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid December
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually two days in December (eve festival and main day). Held in light snow
- Venue
- Around JR Mizunami Station
- City
- Mizunami City, Gifu
About
At the end of each year, the streets around JR Mizunami Station host a dance festival that serves as the year's last big dance for many teams. People of all ages, from students to adults, take part, and teams from across Japan perform energetic routines and parades in bold, inventive costumes. The motto is to send energy from Mizunami to the whole country. It runs over two days, an eve festival and the main day. Eating is half the fun: a Hokkaido products market sells goods shipped straight from the north, Okamisan Yokocho gathers inexpensive tasty stalls, and lots of food trucks line up, so you can snack while you watch. It goes ahead in light snow.
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.
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.