murmurEbie Hikiyama Float Festival
Imizu City · Ebie district, Imizu (around the float neighborhoods)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Imizu City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Wed, Sep 23, 2026 （Ended） About 9:00–23:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held every year on Autumnal Equinox Day
- Venue
- Ebie district, Imizu (around the float neighborhoods)
- City
- Imizu City, Toyama
About
Ebie Kamo Shrine in Imizu holds its autumn festival every year on Autumnal Equinox Day. Three floats make their way around the neighborhood to graceful float music, decked with flowers as hanayama during the day and lit with lanterns as chochinyama after dark. Each district takes pride in the mechanical karakuri puppet riding on its float: East Town has "Karako Asobi," Middle Town "Karako Kensui Kaiten" and West Town "Karasaru Doji." The last is a masterwork by the seventh-generation puppet maker Tamaya Shobei. Controlled with 22 silk threads, it walks and dashes while tapping a small drum, and in a flash its child's face turns into a monkey's. Don't miss the vigorous float work chant performed in the parking lot of the Ebie Community Center.
Sources
- OfficialImizu City Tourism Association www.imizu-kanko.jp
- OfficialToyama Tourism Navi (Toyama Tourism Organization) www.info-toyama.com
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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