murmurFurusato Jidai Matsuri (Hassaku Festival)
Tsuru City · Around Yamura Daiichi Elementary School
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Yamanashi Tourism Organization · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sep 5–6, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Around Yamura Daiichi Elementary School
- City
- Tsuru City, Yamanashi
About
Counted among the three great festivals of the Gunnai region, this is Tsuru's largest festival. It takes place around Yamura Daiichi Elementary School, on the site of the former Yamura Castle. The highlights are 4 gorgeous yatai floats hauled through the streets and a daimyo procession handed down since the Edo period. The float curtains include designs such as the Tiger and the Kashima Dance, said to have been sketched by Katsushika Hokusai, glittering with gold-thread embroidery. The 2026 festival, the forty-second, had a Yoi-matsuri evening on the opening day with a market, float pulling and fireworks, and a Hon-matsuri main day with the daimyo procession, performing arts on stage and closing fireworks (part of the main day was cancelled because of rain). For inquiries, contact the Furusato Jidai Matsuri Executive Committee.
Sources
- OfficialYamanashi Tourism Organization www.yamanashi-kankou.jp
- OfficialFurusato Jidai Matsuri Executive Committee festival.tsuru-kankou.com
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.