murmurShinminato Hikiyama Float Festival
Imizu City · Hojozu and Shinminato districts, 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 not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually early October
- How the date is set
- Every year on October 1
- Venue
- Hojozu and Shinminato districts, Imizu (around the float neighborhoods)
- City
- Imizu City, Toyama
About
On October 1 each year, Hojozu Hachimangu Shrine in Imizu's Shinminato area holds this float festival as part of its autumn grand festival, a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. With 13 floats, more than any other festival in Toyama, it fills the streets to shouts of "Iyasa, iyasa": flowers adorn the floats by day, and lanterns light them up at night. The most thrilling moments come when the heavy floats whip around tight corners, and after dark the lantern light shimmers on the Uchikawa canal. Nobody knows exactly when the festival started, but Kojinmachi, which pulls the lead float, traces its float to 1650. In December 2025, the float and tsukiyama rites of Hojozu Hachimangu joined UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage listing "Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals."
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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