murmurKanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival
Kanazawa City · Central Kanazawa (Kanazawa Station to Kanazawa Castle Park)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jun 5–7, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early June
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held from Friday to Sunday in early June
- Venue
- Central Kanazawa (Kanazawa Station to Kanazawa Castle Park)
- City
- Kanazawa City, Ishikawa
About
This festival honours Maeda Toshiie, founder of the Kaga domain, who entered Kanazawa Castle and laid the groundwork for the city. It has its roots in celebrations held alongside a ceremony at Oyama Shrine, and the festival as it is today counts as its first edition a commerce and industry festival organised in 1952 by the city of Kanazawa and the Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The star is the Hyakumangoku Parade, a procession in splendid period dress, in which an actor has played Lord Toshiie since 1984. Over several days the city also hosts a street dance parade, a tea gathering and torch-lit Noh, traditions long rooted in Kanazawa.
Sources
- OfficialKanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival Executive Committee 100mangoku.net
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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