Festivals · Kyushu
Hita Gion Festival
日田祇園祭
Hita's 300-year-old Gion festival of towering Yamahoko floats, part of the UNESCO-listed Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals.
Expected window
- Dates
- Sat 31 Jul to Sun 01 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Mameda and Kuma districts, Hita
- City
- Hita
- Prefecture
- Oita
- Region
- Kyushu
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Oita's official tourism site lists the Hita Gion Festival on the last Saturday and Sunday of July (25 and 26 July in 2026), when nine great Yamahoko floats are pulled through the old merchant quarters of Mameda and Kuma to Gion music. The festival is inscribed by UNESCO among Japan's float festivals. The 2027 edition is expected on 31 July and 1 August on the same last-weekend pattern.
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://oita-tourism.com/en/events/index_1.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.