murmurUshitsu Hikiyama Festival
Noto Town · Ushitsu, Noto (Sakatare and Hakusan Shrines)
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
- Apr 18–19, 2026 （Ended） Day one: evening run 13:00–21:00 / Day two: dawn run 2:00–8:00, main run 13:30–22:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid April
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held over a weekend in mid-April
- Venue
- Ushitsu, Noto (Sakatare and Hakusan Shrines)
- City
- Noto Town, Ishikawa
About
Sakatare Shrine and Hakusan Shrine in Ushitsu, Noto Town, hold this spring festival together. Two big floats, each about 6 m tall and 8 m long and decorated with dolls, are hauled through the streets to drums, gongs and the chanting of work songs. The moment to watch for is kadomawashi, when a float is swung round in one go at a crossroads or in a narrow lane. The floats go out three times: an evening run on the first day, an early-morning run the next day, and the main run. The tradition is said to go back some 470 years, to a priest of Hakusan Shrine from a branch of the Hatakeyama family, lords of Nanao Castle, and it is counted among the float festivals that brighten spring on Noto.
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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