murmurShizugawa Bay Summer Festival
Minamisanriku Town · In front of the Shizugawa temporary fish market
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Minamisanriku Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Jul 25, 2026 （Ended）
- 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 Usually held on a Saturday in late July
- Venue
- In front of the Shizugawa temporary fish market
- City
- Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi
About
Minamisanriku's summer festival is held in front of the temporary Shizugawa fish market. Food stalls line the venue, and the stage features local high school bands and traditional performing arts handed down in the town, such as the Motohama Shichifukujin-mai dance of the Seven Lucky Gods and the Gyozanryu Mitobe Shishi-odori deer dance. There is also the Tokoyassai contest, where teams dance to shouts of "Tokoyassai, yassai!", and Octopus-kun makes an appearance on stage. The evening closes with taiko drumming and fireworks in the night sky. Temporary parking is set up around the venue, with a shuttle bus service.
Sources
- OfficialMinamisanriku Tourism Association www.m-kankou.jp
- OfficialMinamisanriku Tourism Association www.m-kankou.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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.