murmurSeki Cutlery Festival (Hamono Matsuri)
Seki City · Honmachi-dori, Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum, Seki Terrace, Apise Seki and other venues
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
- Oct 10–11, 2026 （Ended） 10:00–17:00 (varies by event)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held over a Saturday and Sunday in October
- Venue
- Honmachi-dori, Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum, Seki Terrace, Apise Seki and other venues
- City
- Seki City, Gifu
About
Every autumn Seki, known across Japan for its blades, holds a big autumn festival that brings in visitors from far and wide. Shoppers should head to the cutlery sale on the Honmachi-dori shopping street, where around 40 makers sell kitchen knives, scissors, pocket knives and more at good prices. Around town you can watch sparks fly at traditional Japanese sword-forging demonstrations, look over one of the country's biggest outdoor knife shows, and see iai sword-cutting. Venues are spread across the city, including the Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum and Seki Terrace, and shuttle buses run from nearby parking areas. Admission is free for both days.
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.