murmurKanagawa Yamato Awa Odori
Yamato City · Shopping streets east of Yamato Station
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kanagawa Prefectural Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 25–26, 2026 （Ended） 16:30 to 20:20 both days
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year A Saturday and Sunday in late July; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Shopping streets east of Yamato Station
- City
- Yamato City, Kanagawa
About
In summer, Awa Odori dance troupes make their way through the shopping streets east of Yamato Station, dancers in vivid costumes moving to gongs and drums. Local troupes are joined by invited groups from Tokushima and from Koenji in Tokyo. The event started small in July 1977, run by a shopping association near the station, and has since become known as one of the three great Awa Odori festivals of the Kanto region; 2026 was its 50th edition. A drop-in troupe called niwaka-ren lets anyone join in rather than just watch. The streets are right outside Yamato Station.
Sources
- OfficialKanagawa Prefectural Tourism Association www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp
- OfficialKanagawa Yamato Awa Odori Promotion Association yamato-awaodori.com
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.