murmurHato no Matsuri (Akasaki Harbor Festival)
Kotoura Town · Kanzaki Shrine and around Akasaki Port, Kotoura
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kotoura Town Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 27 – July 28 Eve festival with fireworks on July 27, boat procession on July 28
- Venue
- Kanzaki Shrine and around Akasaki Port, Kotoura
- City
- Kotoura Town, Tottori
About
Akasaki, a fishing district of Kotoura Town, celebrates the annual grand festival of Kanzaki Shrine every July 27 and 28. The first night is the eve festival, with fireworks fired from the breakwater; from the nearest viewing points you are only about 150 meters away, close enough to feel the bangs and see the colors mirrored in the water. On July 28 comes the boat procession: around 20 fishing boats, each with its own role, carry the portable shrine, priests and red-and-white banners out of Akasaki Port and loop around the sea off the town, asking for big catches and safe voyages. Food stalls set up around the harbor, and some years the tourism association accepts requests to ride along on the procession.
Sources
- OfficialKotoura Town Tourism Association www.kotoura-kankou.com
- OfficialTottori Prefecture Tourism Federation www.tottori-guide.jp
- Reference【中止】波止のまつり「船御幸」乗船予約受付中！（琴浦町観光協会。7月28日の船御幸が強風の予報で中止） www.kotoura-kankou.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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