murmurKasama Chrysanthemum Festival
Kasama City · Kasama Inari Shrine and other venues
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kasama Tourism Association (Kasama Chrysanthemum Festival Council) · 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 in November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Runs from around late October to late November; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Kasama Inari Shrine and other venues
- City
- Kasama City, Ibaraki
About
Centred on Kasama Inari Shrine, this is Japan's oldest chrysanthemum festival, running since 1908. It grew out of a morning-glory display held at the shrine: to soothe people worn down by war, the head priest of the time set up a garden section at the shrine and put chrysanthemums on show. A chrysanthemum competition was added in 1913 and a chrysanthemum doll exhibition in 1948. Visitors can compare plants trained in very different ways, from upright stems and cascading forms to plants carrying a thousand flowers, along with classic varieties and bonsai chrysanthemums. During the festival the competition is held, along with other events such as yabusame, archery on horseback.
Sources
- OfficialKasama Tourism Association (Kasama Chrysanthemum Festival Council) www.kasama-kankou.jp
- OfficialKasama Inari Shrine www.kasama.or.jp
- OfficialKasama Tourism Association www.kasama-kankou.jp
- Reference祭典・行事｜笠間稲荷神社 www.kasama.or.jp
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.