murmurHataori-machi Festival (Weaving Town Festival)
Fujiyoshida City · Shimoyoshida area of Fujiyoshida, including Omuro Sengen Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fujiyoshida Tourism Promotion Service · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 17–18, 2026 October 17, 10:00–17:00; October 18, 10:00–16:00 (Honcho-dori becomes pedestrian-only on the eighteenth)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held over an October weekend
- Venue
- Shimoyoshida area of Fujiyoshida, including Omuro Sengen Shrine
- City
- Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi
About
Fujiyoshida, at the foot of Mount Fuji, has made textiles for over a thousand years with the help of Fuji's spring water. It is an unusual weaving center that turns out many different kinds of fabric, and more and more mills have recently launched their own brands. The Hataori Machi Festival, or Hatafes, is an autumn event set in the streets of Shimoyoshida, where buildings from the old weaving days and back-alley bar lanes still remain. Omuro Sengen Shrine, parking lots, garages and old buildings all become venues, so you can handle fabrics as you explore the neighborhood. On the last day, Honcho-dori is closed to cars.
Sources
- OfficialFujiyoshida Tourism Promotion Service fujiyoshida.net
- OfficialHatafes Executive Committee hatafes.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.