murmurMiyako Hairy Crab Festival
Miyako City · Special venue at Miyako Fish Market
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Miyako City · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Mar 1, 2026 （Ended） 9:00–14:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early March
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Special venue at Miyako Fish Market
- City
- Miyako City, Iwate
About
This festival celebrates Miyako's winter seafood, with hairy crab as the star. At the festival, stalls sell live and boiled hairy crabs along with other local specialties and street food. The most popular attraction is crab fishing with a single line, which costs a fee; entries are taken at the venue on the day and participants are chosen by lottery. Shoppers who spend over a set amount also get tickets for a prize draw. The Miyako Wakame Festival is held at the same time, offering tastings of fresh wakame seaweed dipped shabu-shabu style. Free shuttle buses and shuttle boats run to the venue, and in 2026 a special rapid train, the Miyako Kegani-go, ran from Morioka. The 2026 festival was the twenty-fourth.
Sources
- OfficialMiyako City www.city.miyako.iwate.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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