Imari Tonten-ton Festival 2026
One of Japan's three great 'fighting' festivals, where teams ram a giant drum-float and mikoshi together to a thundering 'ton-ten-ton' beat.
When · Where
- When
- 2026/10/24 01:00 – 2026/10/25
- Where
- Central Imari City around Imari Shrine（Imari City, Saga）
- City
- Across Japan
- Getting there
- Short walk from JR / Matsuura Railway Imari Station into the downtown festival area.
- Price
- Free
- Organizer
- Imari Tonten-ton Festival Promotion Committee
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Short walk from JR / Matsuura Railway Imari Station into the downtown festival area. Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, music fans
Highlights
- Fierce 'gassen' clashes of the danjiri drum-float and mikoshi
- The relentless 'ton-ten-ton' drum-and-gong rhythm
- A finale plunge of the floats into the Imari River
Background & story
The autumn festival of Imari Shrine, it stages ritual battles between a drum-float and a mikoshi and is counted among Japan's three great fighting festivals.
Good to know
The clashes are genuinely violent and the crowd is dense at the collision points — keep back from the floats with children.