murmurOgaki Matsuri
Ogaki City · Around Ogaki Hachiman Shrine and the old town
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Gifu Travel Guide (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Association) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- May 9–10, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid May
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held over a Saturday and Sunday in May
- Venue
- Around Ogaki Hachiman Shrine and the old town
- City
- Ogaki City, Gifu
About
The festival of Ogaki Hachiman Shrine signals early summer in this castle town. It is said to have started in 1648, when the shrine, guardian of the whole castle town, was rebuilt and 10 yama floats were made and pulled, giving it more than 370 years of history. Today 13 floats tour the town. Floats granted by the feudal lord roll alongside floats belonging to townspeople, and the fun is seeing both karakuri puppets, common around Nagoya, and performances on top of floats, common in the Kansai region, in one festival. It became an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 2015 and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016. Plenty of food stalls line the streets each year.
Sources
- OfficialGifu Travel Guide (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Association) 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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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.