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Numata City · Central Numata
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Numata City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 3–5, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Aug 6–8, 2027
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Long held on August 3–5, but the organizing committee has set August 6–8 for 2027
- Venue
- Central Numata
- City
- Numata City, Gunma
About
Known locally for generations as "Ogyon," Numata's big summer festival involves the whole city and draws over 200,000 people each year. It formed in 1970 when the Edo-period Gion festival of Suga Shrine merged with a commerce and industry festival held by the city and the Numata Chamber of Commerce. The star is the Tengu Mikoshi: two giant tengu masks made into portable shrines and carried by around 300 women. The mikoshi of Suga and Haruna shrines reach their peak on the final night, and mando floats, decorated with figures and carrying musicians, tour the town. Neighborhood and children's mikoshi perform together, and the thousand-person street dance is open to anyone who wants to join.
Sources
- OfficialNumata City www.city.numata.gunma.jp
- OfficialNumata City www.city.numata.gunma.jp
- OfficialNumata City www.city.numata.gunma.jp
- OfficialGunma Prefecture / Gunma Association of Tourism, Local Products & International Exchange gunma-kanko.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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