murmurShishitachi no Sato Miki Mandegan Festival
Miki Town · Bell City shopping center parking lot, Miki Town Cultural Exchange Plaza and the surrounding area
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Miki Town · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Oct 24, 2026 12:00–20:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late October
- How the date is set
- The 4th Saturday of October Held in light rain; cancelled in stormy weather
- Venue
- Bell City shopping center parking lot, Miki Town Cultural Exchange Plaza and the surrounding area
- City
- Miki Town, Kagawa
About
Built around Miki's treasured lion dance tradition, this festival crams the town's goods, people and customs into one event to give the community a lift – mandegan is Kagawa dialect for "the whole lot." In the "dynamic lion dance," lions of every size swirl and leap together, fun for all ages. Don't miss the giant lion of Amano Shrine: about 28 m long, it takes roughly 70 people to carry it through its dance. The venue covers the Bell City shopping center parking lot, the Miki Town Cultural Exchange Plaza and the surrounding area. It goes ahead in light rain but is called off in stormy weather. Temporary parking opens at local schools, the town hall and elsewhere, with a free shuttle bus linking some of the lots.
Sources
- OfficialMiki Town www.town.miki.lg.jp
- OfficialKagawa Prefecture Tourism Association (Udon-ken Tabi-net) www.my-kagawa.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.