murmurTakato Toro Festival
Ina City · Around the old castle-town streets of Nishi-Takato, Takato
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Nagano Tourism Organization (Go NAGANO) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sep 19–23, 2026 （Ended） Lanterns are lit from dusk until around 10 p.m.; the eve festival is on September 22 from the evening and the main festival on September 23 from noon
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Around the old castle-town streets of Nishi-Takato, Takato
- City
- Ina City, Nagano
About
Hokoji Shrine in Takato, part of Ina City, holds this combined festival of light to pray for a rich harvest and good health. Ground-cherry lanterns, meant to resemble ears of rice, and paper lamps hang along the streets, and after dark the old townscape takes on a soft orange glow. On the eve, Takato hayashi musicians make their way through town, and on the main day a children's portable shrine joins the hayashi parade. At nearby Kenpukuji Temple, stone Buddhist figures, including a set of Kannon statues credited to the master Takato stonemason Moriya Teiji, are lit up, and around 100 lanterns of thin wood made by local schoolchildren line the approach. Entry, participation and parking are all free. For enquiries, contact the Ina Chamber of Commerce.
Sources
- OfficialNagano Tourism Organization (Go NAGANO) db.go-nagano.net
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.