murmurWajima Taisai (Wajima Grand Festival)
Wajima City · Central Wajima (Amamachi, Kawai-machi, Fugeshi-machi and Wajimazaki-machi)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Wajima City Tourism Association (Wajima Tabimusubi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 22–25, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late August
- How the date is set
- Every year, August 22 – August 25 The festivals of four district shrines follow one after another, one each day
- Venue
- Central Wajima (Amamachi, Kawai-machi, Fugeshi-machi and Wajimazaki-machi)
- City
- Wajima City, Ishikawa
About
Wajima Taisai is the umbrella name for the summer festivals of four shrines in four districts of central Wajima: Okitsuhime Shrine in Amamachi, Juzo Shrine in Kawai-machi, Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fugeshi-machi and Wajimasaki Shrine in Wajimazaki-machi. All four are cooling festivals held for the gods, and in this lacquerware town, dazzling kiriko lanterns lacquered from top to bottom roam the streets while the festivals run one after another. At Okitsuhime Shrine the mikoshi is carried from the beach into the sea, and children on the shore haul on ropes so that it sways back and forth between sea and sand; the longer this goes on, the bigger the catch is said to be. Juzo and Sumiyoshi shrines hold torch rites, and when the huge burning torch topples, young men fight over the sacred paper wands. Last comes Wajimasaki Shrine, where a mikoshi shaped like a sea bream races through narrow lanes with kiriko in its wake.
Sources
- OfficialWajima City Tourism Association (Wajima Tabimusubi) wajimanavi.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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