murmurBakan Festival
Shimonoseki City · Kaikyo Yume Hiroba (main venue) and sites from JR Shimonoseki Station to Karato
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Shimonoseki City Official Tourism Site · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 22–23, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late August
- How the date is set
- Announced each year
- Venue
- Kaikyo Yume Hiroba (main venue) and sites from JR Shimonoseki Station to Karato
- City
- Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi
About
Shimonoseki's citywide summer festival is the event that tells locals summer is drawing to a close. Its motto is "song, dance and a night market for everyone." The main stage is Kaikyo Yume Hiroba, and night stalls stretch from JR Shimonoseki Station to the Karato area while singing and dancing break out all over town. Don't miss the Heike Odori mass dance on the last day, when about 2,000 dancers join in, or the recreated procession of the Joseon Korean envoys. It is free to watch. Roads around the venue are closed, so take public transport; extra trains run on the festival days. Inquiries go to the Shimonoseki festival joint council office in the city's tourism policy division.
Sources
- OfficialShimonoseki City Official Tourism Site shimonoseki.travel
- 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
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.