murmurKaigarabushi Festival (Hamamura)
Tottori City · Around Hamamura, Ketaka-cho, Tottori City
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tottori Prefecture Tourism Federation · 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 early August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually late July to early August; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Around Hamamura, Ketaka-cho, Tottori City
- City
- Tottori City, Tottori
About
Hamamura Onsen in Tottori City's Ketaka district builds its summer festival around Kaigarabushi, the folk song of this stretch of coast. It is said to be the song fishermen sang at the oars back when scallops were hauled up in vast numbers offshore, and after being recorded in 1933 it became known as Hamamura's signature tune. The dance that goes with it faded away during the war, until in 1947 Shizuko Nomura, who had been evacuated to Hamamura, created new steps simple enough for visitors to join. Alongside Kaigarabushi dancing, the festival serves up the Sea of Japan in many forms: beach-seine net hauling, the local araiso-yaki, and fireworks over the water. It lasts two days, starting at Funaiso Beach and moving to Hamamura Onsen the next day.
Sources
- OfficialTottori Prefecture Tourism Federation www.tottori-guide.jp
- OfficialTottori City (Ketaka Branch Office) www.city.tottori.lg.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.