murmurMinamoto no Yoritomo Hataage Festival
Manazuru Town · Iwa Beach
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MMK (organizer) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Mar 22, 2026 （Ended） 11:00 to 19:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late March
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Announced each year by the organizers; held in light rain, postponed in heavy rain
- Venue
- Iwa Beach
- City
- Manazuru Town, Kanagawa
About
A local spring festival on Iwa Beach in Manazuru with ties to Minamoto no Yoritomo. The main draw is the Yoritomo Hataage hotpot, cooked in a giant pot 9.3 meters around and served free to everyone who comes. It recalls 1180, when Yoritomo, beaten at the Battle of Ishibashiyama, escaped to this area and was fed with seafood by the people of the beach before sailing for Awa Province, today's southern Chiba; the cooking also serves as a disaster-relief food drill. A samurai armor troupe and food trucks add to the day, and fireworks close the evening. The town's earlier Yoritomo festival stopped after 1997, and a volunteer group of residents brought it back in 2025.
Sources
- OfficialMMK (organizer) mmk-manazuru.com
- OfficialKanagawa Prefectural Tourist Association www.kanagawa-kankou.or.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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