murmurAtami Kogashi Matsuri (Float Contest)
Atami City · National Route 135 (Higashikaigan-cho)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Atami City Tourism Association (Atami News) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 15–16, 2026 （Ended） July 15 18:30–21:30, July 16 18:30–21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 15 – July 16 The float contest is held during the annual grand festival of Kinomiya Shrine
- Venue
- National Route 135 (Higashikaigan-cho)
- City
- Atami City, Shizuoka
About
This float contest, staged during the Kogashi Matsuri, the annual grand festival of Kinomiya Shrine, is the largest event on Atami's calendar. National Route 135 along the seafront is shut to cars, and each neighborhood's float passes the judges in turn. Expect carved wooden floats in the traditional style, creatively decorated floats, and portable shrines. Musicians riding on top play big and small drums, gongs and flutes; every neighborhood keeps its own rhythm and tempo, so when two floats meet the bands trade phrases back and forth. Judging is on day one and prizes come on day two, when winning neighborhoods may add festive trimmings before parading again. There are no stands, so find a spot along the highway between Ginza-cho and Higashikaigan-cho.
Sources
- OfficialAtami City Tourism Association (Atami News) www.ataminews.gr.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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