murmurShizuoka Matsuri (Shizuoka Festival)
Shizuoka City · Sunpu Castle Park and central Shizuoka
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Shizuoka Matsuri Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Apr 2–4, 2027
- Usual timing
- Usually early April
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held every spring over a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in cherry blossom season
- Venue
- Sunpu Castle Park and central Shizuoka
- City
- Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
About
Each spring, central Shizuoka, the old Sunpu where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent his years as retired shogun, holds a citizens' festival that began in 1957 in step with the grand festival of Shizuoka Sengen Shrine. The main draw is the Ogosho Hanami Gyoretsu, based on accounts of Ieyasu viewing cherry blossoms in Sunpu with his lords and bannermen: a richly costumed procession with the retired shogun at its center, followed by his consort, feudal lords and retainers, makes its way through blossoming streets. There is also the Sunpu Tojo Gyoretsu, in which participants dressed as townspeople of Sunpu carry offerings toward Sunpu Castle, plus the Yozakura Ranbu and events at Sunpu Castle Park and other venues, so you can roam the city from afternoon into the night.
Sources
- OfficialShizuoka Matsuri Executive Committee shizuokamatsuri.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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