Festivals · Kansai
Minakuchi Hikiyama Festival 2027
水口曳山祭2027
Sixteen hikiyama floats, the most of any Japanese festival, parade for the Minakuchi Shrine festival on 19 and 20 April each year, lit by lanterns at night.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Mon 19 to Tue 20 Apr 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Minakuchi Shrine, Koka
- City
- Koka
- Prefecture
- Shiga
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Minakuchi Hikiyama Festival's official materials give 19 and 20 April annually, with the night festival on the 19th. Its Minakuchi-bayashi music is a Shiga Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property, designated in 1985.
Booking
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Official source: https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/news/detail/60. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.