murmurNamerikawa Nebuta Nagashi (Floating Fire Torches)
Namerikawa City · Nakagawara Beach (Wada-no-hama), behind the Hotaruika Museum
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Namerikawa City · 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 late July
- How the date is set
- Every year on July 31
- Venue
- Nakagawara Beach (Wada-no-hama), behind the Hotaruika Museum
- City
- Namerikawa City, Toyama
About
On July 31 each year, Nakagawara Beach (Wada-no-hama) in Namerikawa becomes the setting for a folk rite listed as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. It belongs to the midsummer purification day, a cleansing in which impurity, sickness and sleepiness are cast away to the sea. Torch-like nebuta are fixed to wooden stands and carried around the neighborhoods, then set on fire at the beach and pushed out into the waves all together. They are lit in the early evening, and the blazing nebuta making their way across the water are a memorable sight. Versions of this custom exist in Tohoku, northern Kanto and Shinshu, but on the Sea of Japan side Namerikawa marks its southern limit. The beach is about 8 minutes on foot from Namerikawa Station.
Sources
- OfficialNamerikawa City www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp
- OfficialToyama 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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