murmurShobuyu Iris Bath Festival
Kaga City · Around Kosoyu in Yamashiro Onsen, Hasebe Shrine in Yamanaka Onsen and Aizenji Temple in Katayamazu Onsen
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
- Jun 4–5, 2026 （Ended） Yamashiro Onsen: day one, bathing-ritual prayers from 18:00 and bathing ritual from 19:00; day two, Yamashiro Ondo street dance from 18:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early June
- How the date is set
- Every year, June 4 – June 5 Yamanaka and Katayamazu hold it on the first day only
- Venue
- Around Kosoyu in Yamashiro Onsen, Hasebe Shrine in Yamanaka Onsen and Aizenji Temple in Katayamazu Onsen
- City
- Kaga City, Ishikawa
About
In early summer the spa towns of Kaga Onsen-kyo put irises into their baths in a prayer for health throughout the year. Yamashiro Onsen celebrates over two days. On the first, young men carry a mikoshi loaded with bales of irises through the hot spring streets with lusty shouts, and the irises are then thrown into the Kosoyu bathhouse, which fills with people praying for their families' health and safety. On the following day there is a street dance to the Yamashiro Ondo. At this time of year many inns also prepare iris baths, and the scent of the leaves is a sure sign that summer is near. At Yamanaka and Katayamazu Onsen the festival is held on the first day only.
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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