murmurToide Tanabata Festival
Takaoka City · Throughout Toide-machi (main venue in front of the Toide Commerce and Industry Hall)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Takaoka City Society of Commerce and Industry (Toide Tanabata Festival Committee) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 3–7, 2026 （Ended） 14:00–21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Several days timed to Tanabata on July 7
- Venue
- Throughout Toide-machi (main venue in front of the Toide Commerce and Industry Hall)
- City
- Takaoka City, Toyama
About
Toide, a district of Takaoka, holds its Tanabata festival with care to match the actual seasonal festival day. Here, July 7 is a festival day for boys, and since the Meiji era households with sons have made Tanabata decorations to wish for their healthy growth. Roughly 500 decorations hang over the streets to form a "Tanabata tunnel," and after dark, with the lanterns lit, it becomes so magical that some call it the most beautiful Tanabata festival in Japan. The sixty-first festival was held in 2026. It is about five minutes on foot from Toide Station on the JR Johana Line, which connects with the Hokuriku Shinkansen at Shin-Takaoka.
Sources
- OfficialTakaoka City Society of Commerce and Industry (Toide Tanabata Festival Committee) www.shokoren-toyama.or.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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