murmurOshu Nambu Ironware Festival
Oshu City · Oshu Casting Technology Exchange Center and Oshu Traditional Industry Hall
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Oshu City · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 10–11, 2026
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Oshu Casting Technology Exchange Center and Oshu Traditional Industry Hall
- City
- Oshu City, Iwate
About
This festival celebrates Nambu ironware, designated one of Japan’s Traditional Crafts, and 2026 marks its 47th edition. The highlight is the ironware sale, the one time of year you can pick up Nambu cast-iron pieces at especially friendly prices, alongside a craft market and a corner where you can make your own pewter key ring. Plenty of events draw on the casting tradition: Saturday brings a cooking class using iron cookware, the Benkei iron-clog throwing contest and a lucky rice-cake scatter, while Sunday offers free pork miso soup and dance performances by local groups marking milestone years. The festival spreads over two venues, the Oshu Casting Technology Exchange Center and the Oshu Traditional Industry Hall, about a 10-minute walk from Mizusawa-Esashi Station.
Sources
- OfficialOshu City www.city.oshu.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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