murmurYoshiwara Gion Festival
Fuji City · Yoshiwara shopping street area (Yoshiwara Honcho-dori)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fuji City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jun 13–14, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid June
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Saturday of June Held over the second Saturday and Sunday of June
- Venue
- Yoshiwara shopping street area (Yoshiwara Honcho-dori)
- City
- Fuji City, Shizuoka
About
Over a weekend in early summer, Yoshiwara in Fuji City stages its foremost traditional festival, a joint effort of 25 neighborhoods and 6 shrines. Its origins are traced to the Heian-period Gion Goryo-e, rites meant to banish evil spirits and disease. Up to 21 floats are hauled around town, and after dark they meet at several points along the street to perform against each other. There is plenty more: a procession with kiyari work songs, acrobatics on top of ladders, a portable shrine carried by women, and shrine drum contests. On day two, portable shrines from all 6 shrines come out, and at an intersection they collide in a "fighting" mikoshi clash; children and young people shouldering the shrines add to the energy. Yoshiwara Honcho-dori is closed to traffic and lined with food stalls. Use public transport, which runs extra services.
Sources
- OfficialFuji City www.city.fuji.shizuoka.jp
- OfficialYoshiwara Shopping Street Promotion Association www.yoshiwara-shoutengai.com
- Reference令和8年吉原祇園祭開催のお知らせです！！（吉原商店街） www.yoshiwara-shoutengai.com
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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