murmurIchinohe Matsuri
Ichinohe Town · Around IGR Ichinohe Station
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Ichinohe Town · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 28–30, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late August
- How the date is set
- The last Friday of August Held over the last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of August
- Venue
- Around IGR Ichinohe Station
- City
- Ichinohe Town, Iwate
About
Held as the annual festival of two shrines, Yasaka and Inari, over the last Friday to Sunday of August, this is said to be the earliest autumn festival in northern Iwate. Portable shrines parade through town alongside local performing arts, including the Nesori Shishi Odori deer dance (an Iwate Prefecture intangible folk cultural property), Nanatsumono dances and kagura, and five festival floats. The floats follow the Nanbu style, and their great point of pride is that every one, from the decorations to the costumes on the figures, is handmade by its float team. On the second evening the floats roll through town after dark.
Sources
- OfficialIchinohe Town www.town.ichinohe.iwate.jp
- OfficialIwate Tourism Association iwatetabi.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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