murmurYamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival
Yamaguchi City · Central Yamaguchi shopping streets, Yamaguchi Station street, Park Road and other areas
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Yamaguchi Prefectural Tourism Federation (Oidemase Yamaguchi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 6–7, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Every year, August 6 – August 7
- Venue
- Central Yamaguchi shopping streets, Yamaguchi Station street, Park Road and other areas
- City
- Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi
About
Yamaguchi's summer lantern festival grew out of the Bon lanterns of the Ouchi clan and is said to have begun about 600 years ago. In the Muromachi period, so the story goes, Ouchi Moriharu lit tall lanterns on bamboo on an Obon night to pray for his ancestors' souls. For the festival's 2 days, tens of thousands of red lanterns hung from bamboo crowd the central shopping streets and the area around the Ichinosaka River plaza, turning the streets into tunnels of crimson light. Lantern floats travel through town, and stage events and food trucks round out a classic Yamaguchi summer.
Sources
- OfficialYamaguchi Prefectural Tourism Federation (Oidemase Yamaguchi) yamaguchi-tourism.jp
- OfficialYamaguchi Tourism and Convention Association www.yamaguchi-city.jp
- OfficialYamaguchi City Furusato Festival Committee y-chouchin.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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