murmurIida Toroyama Festival
Suzu City · Iida-machi, Suzu (around Kasuga Shrine)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Suzu City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 20–21, 2026 （Ended） Confirmed from the official annual schedule and Iida-machi Toroyama Festival official site’s notice for that year
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 20 – July 21 An eve-of-festival event is held the night before
- Venue
- Iida-machi, Suzu (around Kasuga Shrine)
- City
- Suzu City, Ishikawa
About
The summer festival of Kasuga Shrine in Iida-machi, Suzu, also goes by the name Osuzumi (Cooling) Festival. It is said to date from the start of the Kan'ei era in the Edo period, when the shrine's deities and other gods were invited out to enjoy the cool of the evening during the height of summer heat. The centrepiece is the Toroyama, a float about 16 meters tall crowned with a large doll and decorated with many tall lanterns. On the first evening a sakaki-branch mikoshi on a plain wooden cart moves through town, attended by the Toroyama and eight fully lacquered floats. After dark the floats line up on Azuma Bridge over the Wakayama River, and when fireworks go up, the lights ripple across the water in a dreamlike scene. The work song kyaarage, heard throughout the town, adds to the mood.
Sources
- OfficialSuzu City www.city.suzu.lg.jp
- OfficialIida-machi Toroyama Festival official site toroyama.com
- 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
- Date checkIida-machi Toroyama Festival official site toroyama.com
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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