murmurSagicho Fire Festival at Taikoyama Land
Imizu City · In front of the open-air theater, Taikoyama Land Prefectural Park
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Toyama Tourism Organization (Toyama Tourism Navi) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Mon, Jan 12, 2026 （Ended） 10:30–13:30 (drop-off until 13:00); Shinto rite from 11:00, bonfire lit around 11:20
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid January
- How the date is set
- Announced each year
- Venue
- In front of the open-air theater, Taikoyama Land Prefectural Park
- City
- Imizu City, Toyama
About
Taikoyama Land, a prefectural park in Imizu, hosts a sagicho fire to send off the New Year decorations. A 15-meter tower is assembled around thick, green moso bamboo, then stacked with the shimekazari straw ornaments, kadomatsu pine arrangements and first calligraphy of the year brought in by local households, and everything is burned together. The event was started in 1977 by municipalities near Taikoyama as a community gathering, and it moved to Taikoyama Land in 1986. Once a Shinto priest kindles the sacred fire, kids can try spraying water with local volunteer firefighters, and food stands serve warming ramen and sweet red bean soup, so it makes a nice family outing. You may bring lucky charms, calligraphy and kadomatsu, but not stuffed toys, household shrines, New Year cards, plastic items, rice cakes or mandarin oranges.
Sources
- OfficialToyama Tourism Organization (Toyama Tourism Navi) 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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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.