murmurHeike Grand Festival (Yunishigawa Onsen)
Nikko City · Yunishigawa Onsen hot spring town and Heike no Sato
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tochigi Prefectural Tourism and Local Products Association (Tochigi Tabi-Net) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jun 6–7, 2026 （Ended） Eve festival from 20:15, main festival from 10:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early June
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Yunishigawa Onsen hot spring town and Heike no Sato
- City
- Nikko City, Tochigi
About
Yunishigawa Onsen in Nikko, a hot-spring village with lingering legends of Heike clan survivors, devotes two days to its Heike heritage. The first evening is the eve festival: taiko drumming gives way to the Joro Dochu, in which courtesans in sumptuous costumes process slowly through the town after dark. The next day the action moves to Heike no Sato, with a Shinto rite and dance by Akama Shrine, the Joro shrine visit, and Satsuma biwa and taiko performances throughout the day. In 2026 the Heike picture-scroll procession was skipped, and food trucks set up at the venue. From Yunishigawa-Onsen Station on the Yagan Railway, the village is about 25 minutes by bus.
Sources
- OfficialTochigi Prefectural Tourism and Local Products Association (Tochigi Tabi-Net) www.tochigiji.or.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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