murmurOwara Kaze no Bon (Etchu Yatsuo)
Toyama City · Old town of Yatsuo, Toyama City
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Toyama Tourism Navi (official Toyama tourism site) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sep 1–3, 2026 （Ended） September 1 and 2, 17:00–23:00; September 3, 19:00–23:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early September
- How the date is set
- Every year, September 1 – September 3
- Venue
- Old town of Yatsuo, Toyama City
- City
- Toyama City, Toyama
About
From September 1 to 3 every year, Yatsuo in Toyama City holds a tradition that draws around 200,000 people over three days. Thousands of softly lit paper lanterns line streets of latticed houses and storehouses, and dancers in matching happi coats or yukata and woven straw hats move slowly along them to the jikata music of shamisen, kokyu fiddle and drums. Passed down for more than 300 years, the songs and dances carry a sense of sorrow along with quiet dignity. September 1 is the two hundred and tenth day after the traditional start of spring and overlaps with typhoon season, so it was long seen as an unlucky day for wind; the name "Kaze no Bon" (Bon of the Wind) is said to come from the festival's prayers for a good harvest and protection from wind damage.
Sources
- OfficialToyama Tourism Navi (official Toyama tourism site) www.info-toyama.com
- OfficialEtchu Yatsuo Tourist Association www.yatsuo.net
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.