Kaminoseki Suigun (Sea Warriors) Festival
Kaminoseki Town · Around Kaminoseki Bridge and Murotsu Fishing Port
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kaminoseki Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026 (Ended)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually a Saturday in July (announced each year)
- Venue
- Around Kaminoseki Bridge and Murotsu Fishing Port
- City
- Kaminoseki Town, Yamaguchi
About
Kaminoseki's summer festival reaches its thirty-second edition in 2026. It is held near Kaminoseki Bridge around the Murotsu fishing port, where stalls set up and big crowds turn out. Suigun taiko drummers perform, and after dark fireworks color the summer sky.
Sources
- OfficialKaminoseki Tourism Association www.kaminoseki-kanko.jp
- OfficialKaminoseki Tourism Association www.kaminoseki-kanko.jp
- Reference第31回上関水軍まつり2025(山口県観光連盟) 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
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.