murmurSeihakusai Festival (Dekayama)
Nanao City · Central Nanao (Ojinushi Shrine)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Nanao City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early May
- How the date is set
- Every year, May 3 – May 5
- Venue
- Central Nanao (Ojinushi Shrine)
- City
- Nanao City, Ishikawa
About
The spring festival of Ojinushi Shrine (also called Sanno Shrine) in Nanao is the grandest on the Noto Peninsula, named after the rite of offering food to the gods on fresh green oak leaves. Its stars are three dekayama floats, one each from Kajimachi, Fuchumachi and Uomachi, said to be the largest in Japan at 12 meters tall and 20 tons, rolling on wheels 2 meters across. The moment a crew forces one of these giants to change direction, wheels groaning, is the scene not to miss. The float procession is a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and is also on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Visitors are sometimes allowed to lend a hand with the ropes.
Sources
- OfficialNanao City www.city.nanao.lg.jp
- 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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