Festivals · Chugoku
Kintaikyo Bridge Festival
錦帯橋まつり
A daimyo procession in period costume crosses the five arched Kintaikyo Bridge every 29 April.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Thu 29 Apr 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Kintaikyo Bridge and Kikko Park area, Iwakuni
- City
- Iwakuni
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi
- Region
- Chugoku
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Yamaguchi festival guide lists the Kintaikyo Matsuri on 29 April every year at the Kintai Bridge area in Iwakuni. The main event is a medieval costume procession across Kintaikyo, one of Japan's most famous wooden bridges and the symbol of Iwakuni, with dances and smaller events around the bridge.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: http://choshu.timesweb.net/matsuri/index_en.html. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.