murmurNotojima Koda Fire Festival
Nanao City · Sakiyama Square, Notojima Koda-machi, Nanao
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hot Ishikawa Travel Net (Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism League) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Jul 25, 2026 （Ended） Around 19:30 to 23:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- The last Saturday of July
- Venue
- Sakiyama Square, Notojima Koda-machi, Nanao
- City
- Nanao City, Ishikawa
About
Iyahime Shrine in Koda, on Notojima island in Nanao Bay, holds this fire festival. It celebrates the once-a-year meeting of Iyahiko, the god said to have created the province of Echigo, and Iyahime, the goddess he loves. After rites at the shrine, the mikoshi and kiriko lanterns large and small move to Sakiyama Square to the sound of festival music, where a pillar torch about 30 meters tall is waiting. Bearers race around it whirling hand torches, then on a signal throw them in together, and the pillar bursts into a tower of flame that seems to reach the night sky. Which way the burning pillar falls is taken as an omen of a good harvest or a good catch, and the crowd scrambles for the sacred paper wands at its top, believed to grant long life and good health. Spectators can join in with hand torches too.
Sources
- OfficialHot Ishikawa Travel Net (Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism League) www.hot-ishikawa.jp
- OfficialJapan Heritage Noto Kiriko Festivals site (Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism League) notokiriko.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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