murmurYorii Tamayodo Suitengu Festival
Yorii Town · Tamayodo riverbank on the Arakawa River
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Yorii Town · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Aug 1, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- The 1st Saturday of August
- Venue
- Tamayodo riverbank on the Arakawa River
- City
- Yorii Town, Saitama
About
Yorii's summer festival is held on the riverbanks of Tamayodo, a prefecture-designated scenic spot, with fireworks overhead and festival boats on the water. About 5,000 shells go up with the ruins of Hachigata Castle, a national historic site, in the background, and the chance to see the fireworks and the boats reflected in the river at once has earned it the title of the finest water festival in Kanto. It began with a small stone shrine that the Yorii Hoshokai, forerunner of the town tourism association, discovered downstream on the Arakawa River. It proved to be a water deity enshrined by local fishermen to prevent drownings, and it was re-enshrined with Suitengu as a deity of water safety, safe childbirth and child-rearing. Because Suitengu's monthly festival days fall on dates ending in five, the first grand festival was held on August 5, 1931, and fireworks were added then as a side event.
Sources
- OfficialYorii Town www.town.yorii.saitama.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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