murmurOguri Festival (Kurabuchi)
Takasaki City · Kurabuchi Gymnasium and Tozenji Temple, Kurabuchi, Takasaki
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Gunma Prefecture & Gunma Association of Tourism, Local Products and International Exchange (Gunma Kanko) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, May 24, 2026 （Ended） From 10:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late May
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Kurabuchi Gymnasium and Tozenji Temple, Kurabuchi, Takasaki
- City
- Takasaki City, Gunma
About
This festival in Kurabuchi, Takasaki, remembers Oguri Kozukenosuke Tadamasa, a shogunate official with deep ties to the city. The organizer, the Oguri Kozukenosuke Memorial Association, aims to share his achievements and encourage an understanding of history grounded in fact. Oguri is also the lead figure of NHK's 2027 historical drama. The day is split between two venues. At the Kurabuchi Gymnasium there is an opening ceremony, a performance by local junior high students and a lecture; the ceremony and lecture require advance registration. At Tozenji Temple, which co-hosts, the grounds and main hall host an Oguri karuta game, a market with local produce and books about Oguri, a graveside memorial, a new Noh play titled "Oguri," a concert and a rice-cake throw.
Sources
- OfficialGunma Prefecture & Gunma Association of Tourism, Local Products and International Exchange (Gunma Kanko) 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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