murmurTaijiura Kujira Matsuri (Taiji Whale Festival)
Taiji Town · Fureai Square, Taiji Fishing Port
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Wakayama Prefecture Tourism Federation · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Nov 1, 2026 10:00-14:00 (planned)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Fureai Square, Taiji Fishing Port
- City
- Taiji Town, Wakayama
About
Held at Fureai Square on Taiji fishing port, this festival thanks the whale for its gifts and marks more than 400 years of whaling in Taiji. Expect local performing arts and dances, stalls of products from neighboring towns and villages and a food bazaar, all with the bustle of a harbor town. Stay toward the end for the Taiji Kujira Odori, a whale dance designated an intangible folk cultural property of Wakayama Prefecture and part of the Japan Heritage story "Living with Whales." Through performance and food, it offers an easy way into the culture of a town long bound to the whale. Entry is free, and parking is available.
Sources
- OfficialWakayama Prefecture Tourism Federation www.wakayama-kanko.or.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 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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