Festivals · Tohoku
Hanamaki Festival
花巻まつり
A 430-year-old autumn festival with gas-lit Furyu floats and a world-record parade of over 100 portable shrines.
Expected window
Expected window. The organiser has not published dates for this edition yet. This window comes from the previous edition or tradition, and the dates can move. Confirm at the official source before booking travel around it.
- Dates
- Fri 10 to Sun 12 Sep 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Kamicho, central Hanamaki
- City
- Hanamaki
- Prefecture
- Iwate
- Region
- Tohoku
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Hanamaki Festival is held on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of September, with illuminated Furyu floats, deer dance and kagura performances, and a parade of more than 100 mikoshi that has held a world record for the largest display of portable shrines. The 2027 dates on that pattern are 10 to 12 September and are not yet announced.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://en.japantravel.com/iwate/the-hanamaki-festival/60180. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.