murmurShigaraki Pottery Festival
Koka City · Participating shops and satellite venues in Shigaraki, Koka
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Shigaraki Festival Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 10–18, 2026 Opening hours vary by shop
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held each autumn; dates announced every year
- Venue
- Participating shops and satellite venues in Shigaraki, Koka
- City
- Koka City, Shiga
About
Shops all over Shigaraki, the Koka town best known for its tanuki (raccoon dog) figures, set out Shigaraki ware of their choosing for this pottery festival. Participating shops offer discounts and gifts that are only available while it runs. You can browse dishes, vases, planters and umbrella stands, or pick out a tanuki to take home. A stamp rally covering the A, B and C areas leads you around town, past studios where you can try making pottery and restaurants serving meals on Shigaraki ware. The information headquarters is in the Shigaraki Traditional Industry Center, roughly 3 minutes on foot from Shigaraki Station on the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway.
Sources
- OfficialShigaraki Festival Executive Committee shigaraki-matsuri.org
- OfficialBiwako Visitors Bureau (Shiga Tourism Information) www.biwako-visitors.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
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