murmurFukuyama Summer Festival
Fukuyama City · Central Fukuyama and the Ashida River upstream of Ashidagawa Bridge (varies by day)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hiroshima Tourism Association (Dive! Hiroshima) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid August
- How the date is set
- Every year, August 13 – August 15
- Venue
- Central Fukuyama and the Ashida River upstream of Ashidagawa Bridge (varies by day)
- City
- Fukuyama City, Hiroshima
About
Over the Obon holiday, from August 13 to 15, central Fukuyama puts on a different event each evening. The 13th belongs to the Niagari Odori contest: dancers clack pairs of bamboo yotsudake as they move to an elegant, faintly wistful beat, a dance listed as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Hiroshima Prefecture, and spectators are quickly drawn into the mood. On the 14th the downtown arcades become the Fukuyama Yukata Festival, with night stalls to browse and a stamp rally to complete. The 15th closes things out with the Ashidagawa Fireworks Display, where a 1.4 km Star Mine stretches across the broad Ashida River. Both banks serve as viewing areas, and the bursts are mirrored in the water.
Sources
- OfficialHiroshima Tourism Association (Dive! Hiroshima) dive-hiroshima.com
- OfficialFukuyama Tourism & Convention Association www.fukuyama-kanko.com
Last checked: Oct 10, 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.