murmurTamamura Gion Festival
Tamamura Town · Along the old Nikko Reiheishi-kaido road (Prefectural Route 142), Kami-Shinden and Shimo-Shinden districts
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Gunma Prefecture / Gunma Association of Tourism, Local Products & International Exchange · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 25–26, 2026 （Ended） Float procession from about 16:30 until about 21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually a weekend in late July
- Venue
- Along the old Nikko Reiheishi-kaido road (Prefectural Route 142), Kami-Shinden and Shimo-Shinden districts
- City
- Tamamura Town, Gunma
About
This is the summer festival of the Yasaka shrines in Kami-Shinden and Shimo-Shinden, along the old Nikko Reiheishi-kaido road (Prefectural Route 142) that runs east to west through Tamamura. Neighborhood floats travel back and forth along the old highway, and the moment to see is the bukkomi, when floats face off and drum against each other to see whose festival music is best. Usually four floats take part, but lately older floats from two neighborhoods have joined to make six. The floats set out in the late afternoon, and after dark their lanterns are lit, wrapping the whole road in a gentle glow, a classic Tamamura summer scene.
Sources
- 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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