murmurNehan-e at Iouji Temple
Kaga City · Iouji Temple, Yamanaka Onsen
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Hot Ishikawa Travel Net (Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism League) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Mar 15, 2026 （Ended） Memorial service from 13:30, followed by the dumpling scattering
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid March
- How the date is set
- Every year on March 15
- Venue
- Iouji Temple, Yamanaka Onsen
- City
- Kaga City, Ishikawa
About
Every March 15, the day marking the Buddha's passing, Iouji Temple in Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga, holds a Nehan-e memorial service. Once the service is over comes dagomaki, when dumplings in five colours, standing for the Buddha's relics, are thrown out to the people gathered. Folk belief says that eating them keeps bugs away all year. In 2026 the dumpling scattering was held inside the main hall. The temple sits right by the hot spring town and can be reached on foot from the area around the Kikunoyu bathhouse and the Yamanakaza theatre, so you can drop in during a stroll around Yamanaka Onsen. It is a simple, homely event that feels like the start of spring.
Sources
- OfficialHot Ishikawa Travel Net (Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism League) www.hot-ishikawa.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.
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.