Festivals · Kansai
Otsu Matsuri 2027
大津祭2027
Otsu's festival since the start of the Edo period, with 13 hikiyama floats decorated in gobelin tapestries and karakuri puppets.
Tentative date
Tentative date. 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
- Sat 09 to Sun 10 Oct 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Tenson Shrine and Otsu city centre
- City
- Otsu
- Prefecture
- Shiga
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The main festival float procession is on the day before the second Monday in October, with the eve festival the day before that. The 2026 pattern was eve 10 October and main 11 October; the 2027 pattern gives eve 9 October and main 10 October, marked expected until the festival publishes them.
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: https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/news/detail/60. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.