murmurFugen Festival
Hikari City · Around Fugenji Temple, Murozumi
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hikari City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- May 14–15, 2026 （Ended） 09:00–21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid May
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held every May, in connection with the death anniversary of the monk Shoku
- Venue
- Around Fugenji Temple, Murozumi
- City
- Hikari City, Yamaguchi
About
Every May, Fugenji temple in Murozumi, Hikari, holds a grand early-summer festival. The temple is said to have begun as a single hall built by the monk Shoku in the Heian period, and people from many places have long come to pray here to the bodhisattva of the sea. The festival is tied to the anniversary of Shoku's death and is said to have continued since the mid-Edo period. More than 200 stalls set up along the roads around the temple, selling garden plants, farm tools, pottery and odds and ends, and worshippers stream through from midday until night. It ranks among Hikari's biggest festivals and is run by the temple itself. Crowds are heavy, so public transportation is the best way to get there.
Sources
- OfficialHikari City Tourism Association www.hikari-kanko.org
- OfficialYamaguchi Prefectural Tourism Federation (Oidemase Yamaguchi) yamaguchi-tourism.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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