murmurIga-Ueno Ninja Festa
Iga City · Hightopia Iga, the Bansenshukai ninja experience facility, Uenoshi Station plaza and the old castle town of Iga-Ueno
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Iga-Ueno Tourist Association (Iga Guide) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- May 3–5, 2026 （Ended） 10:00–17:00 (varies by event)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early May
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Three days during Golden Week
- Venue
- Hightopia Iga, the Bansenshukai ninja experience facility, Uenoshi Station plaza and the old castle town of Iga-Ueno
- City
- Iga City, Mie
About
For 3 days during Golden Week, the town center of Iga, the home of the ninja, becomes one big ninja playground. A limited-time costume studio at Hightopia Iga lets you change into ninja gear and walk straight out into the castle town. On the multipurpose plaza in front of Uenoshi Station, the Iga Ninja Time Trial has you race the clock through 5 ninja missions, and there is a stage event on the last day. Bansenshukai, the Iga-ryu ninja experience facility, runs special programs such as a selection of its best ninja-skill activities and floating letters, in which writing done with a secret liquid rises up on water. The castle town hosts a ninja food market and related events, and keep an eye out for the rock-paper-scissors ninjas who pop up out of nowhere and the ninja mannequins posted all over town.
Sources
- OfficialIga-Ueno Tourist Association (Iga Guide) www.iga-guide.com
- OfficialKanko Mie (Mie Prefecture Tourism Federation) www.kankomie.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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