murmurKaga Shinmeigu Cherry Blossom Festival
Kaga City · Kaga Shinmeigu Shrine and surroundings, Daishoji, Kaga
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hot Ishikawa Tabi-net (Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism League) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Apr 10–11, 2027 Kagura and mikoshi procession from 12:30 until early evening
- Usual timing
- Usually mid April
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Saturday of April Second Saturday of April and the following Sunday
- Venue
- Kaga Shinmeigu Shrine and surroundings, Daishoji, Kaga
- City
- Kaga City, Ishikawa
About
Each spring, Kaga Shinmeigu (also called Yamashita Shrine) in the Daishoji area of Kaga holds its annual festival over two days, praying for local industry and a good harvest. The shrine and the streets around it are the venue: floats and lion dancers make the rounds of the neighbourhood, kagura is performed and a mikoshi is carried through town. The other draw is the cherry trees along the Kumasaka River right next to the shrine, a row about a kilometre long that is lit by paper lanterns at night when in bloom. Festival-goers wander the riverbank under the blossoms, a scene that captures spring in Daishoji.
Sources
- OfficialHot Ishikawa Tabi-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.
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