murmurOgi Sode-Kiriko Festival
Noto Town · Ogi district of Noto Town, around Mifune Shrine
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
- Sep 19–20, 2026 （Ended） September 19, 19:00 to about 3:00 the next morning; September 20, 13:00–18:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid September
- How the date is set
- The 3rd Saturday of September Held over the third Saturday and Sunday of September
- Venue
- Ogi district of Noto Town, around Mifune Shrine
- City
- Noto Town, Ishikawa
About
Ogi, a fishing community in Noto Town, holds this kiriko lantern festival. Its lanterns, known as sode-kiriko, are big paper lanterns in the shape of a yakko kite, a form that is rarely seen elsewhere on the Noto Peninsula. Both sides carry paintings of warriors, and from their style some suggest a link to the nebuta lanterns or influence from the culture of the Sea of Japan coast. The lanterns used to be much bigger but were scaled down once power lines were strung through town. The climax comes when 9 sode-kiriko are shoved up the steep, narrow stairway that leads to Mifune Shrine, a show of the muscle and spirit of a fishing town.
Sources
- OfficialHot Ishikawa Travel 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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