murmurEtchu Yatsuo Hikiyama Festival
Toyama City · Central Yatsuo
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Etchu Yatsuo Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, May 3, 2026 （Ended） Carved floats set out around 9:30, again around 13:50; lantern floats around 19:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early May
- How the date is set
- Every year on May 3 Cancelled in case of rain
- Venue
- Central Yatsuo
- City
- Toyama City, Toyama
About
Yatsuo, a hillside town within Toyama City, holds its spring festival every May 3. The float ritual carries on the townspeople's culture of the Edo period, when Yatsuo prospered in service to the Toyama domain. A lion dance goes first, clearing and purifying the path for the portable shrine and the floats. Behind it, young people in matching happi coats haul six floats through narrow, steep lanes to float music of shamisen, flute and drums. Once the daytime procession is over, the carvings and decorations are taken off and the floats return covered in lanterns, glowing over the sloping town at night like a castle that never sleeps.
Sources
- OfficialEtchu Yatsuo Tourism Association www.yatsuo.net
- OfficialToyama Tourism Organization (Toyama Kanko 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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