murmurKurayoshi Utsubuki Festival
Kurayoshi City · Central Kurayoshi (White-walled Storehouses and Akagawara area, riverbank below Kurayoshi Bridge, and more)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kurayoshi Utsubuki Festival Organizing Committee (Kurayoshi City) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 1–2, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- The 1st Saturday of August Usually held over the first Saturday and Sunday of August
- Venue
- Central Kurayoshi (White-walled Storehouses and Akagawara area, riverbank below Kurayoshi Bridge, and more)
- City
- Kurayoshi City, Tottori
About
Kurayoshi's summer festival spans two days. The first day belongs to the Kurayoshi Ginza shopping street, where a parade is followed by the Mitsuboshi Odori dance contest with around 1,500 dancers. The next day shifts to the riverbank beneath Kurayoshi Bridge for stage events, and fireworks over the city bring the festival to an end. The white-walled storehouses and red-tiled streets of the old town are right around the festival area, so you can slip away for a walk through history between events. The organizing committee is run out of the community development section of Kurayoshi City Hall.
Sources
- OfficialKurayoshi Utsubuki Festival Organizing Committee (Kurayoshi City) www.city.kurayoshi.lg.jp
- OfficialTottori Prefecture Tourism Federation www.tottori-guide.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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