Festivals · Kansai
Waka Matsuri
和歌祭
A 400 year old festival at Kishu Toshogu Shrine on the second Sunday in May, famous for the mikoshi carried down 108 stone steps.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sun 09 May 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Kishu Toshogu Shrine and Wakanoura, Wakayama
- City
- Wakayama
- Prefecture
- Wakayama
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Visit Wakayama, the prefecture's official tourism site, lists the Waka-matsuri Festival every year on the second Sunday in May at Kishu Toshogu Shrine, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 2027 that falls on 9 May. The mikoshi descends the 108 stone steps before a procession of taiko drums and dancers parades through Wakanoura.
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://visitwakayama.jp/en/stories/2. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.