murmurMochigase Nagashi-bina (Doll-Floating Rite)
Tottori City · Around the Nagashibina Museum (Mochigase-cho, Tottori City)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Mochigase Furusato Promotion Foundation (Nagashibina Museum) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Fri, Apr 9, 2027
- Usual timing
- Usually in April
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held on the 3rd day of the 3rd month of the old lunar calendar
- Venue
- Around the Nagashibina Museum (Mochigase-cho, Tottori City)
- City
- Tottori City, Tottori
About
In the Mochigase district of Tottori City, girls mark the third day of the third lunar month by setting pairs of hina dolls on round straw mats, adding sweets as offerings, and letting the river carry them off. The idea comes from an old custom of using dolls as stand-ins for people, loading them with misfortune and sending them away down rivers or out to sea, which is said to date back to the Heian period. Entrusting bad luck to the clear water, families wish for a healthy, happy year ahead. The rite is an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Tottori Prefecture. On the day, homes along the streets open their entrances to show off hina dolls handed down through generations, so a walk around town is part of the fun, and the nearby Nagashibina Museum keeps dolls from many periods on permanent display. The 2027 date is scheduled for Friday, April 9.
Sources
- OfficialMochigase Furusato Promotion Foundation (Nagashibina Museum) nagashibinanoyakata.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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