murmurUjisato Matsuri
Matsusaka City · Matsusaka Castle ruins and central Matsusaka
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Matsusaka City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:00–16:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Matsusaka Castle ruins and central Matsusaka
- City
- Matsusaka City, Mie
About
Matsusaka's citizens' festival celebrates Gamo Ujisato, the man who founded the town. The star attraction is a warrior procession of more than 200 people. After a departure ceremony at the Matsusaka Castle ruins, a National Historic Site, Ujisato, his wife Princess Fuyu, the later castle lords Hattori Kazutada, Furuta Shigekatsu and Furuta Shigeharu, armored samurai and a musket squad march past the Gojoban Yashiki row houses and the samurai homes of the old Doshin-machi. Ujisato became the first lord of Matsusaka Castle about 400 years ago and laid the groundwork for Matsusaka as a merchant town; he is still cherished as a local hero, and the festival began after World War II to honor his work. Downtown stages feature the Shongai Ondo song and dance, and the Rakuichi Rakuza market is packed with stalls. It is a short walk from JR/Kintetsu Matsusaka Station.
Sources
- OfficialMatsusaka City www.city.matsusaka.mie.jp
- 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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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.