Mikuni Matsuri
One of Hokuriku's three great festivals: six towering 6-metre warrior floats crowned with giant musha-ningyo figures are hauled through old port-town streets.
When · Where
- When
- 2027/05/18 23:00 – 2027/05/21
- Where
- Mikuni Shrine and Mikuni townscape, Sakai City（6-2-80 Yamaou, Mikuni-cho, Sakai City, Fukui）
- City
- Kanazawa
- Getting there
- Short walk from Mikuni Shrine Station on the Echizen Railway Mikuni-Awara Line.
- Price
- Free
- Organizer
- Mikuni Matsuri Preservation & Promotion Association
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Short walk from Mikuni Shrine Station on the Echizen Railway Mikuni-Awara Line. 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, families
Highlights
- Six 6m+ warrior floats with giant musha-ningyo
- Mid-day parade of floats and portable shrines (May 20)
- Lively old port-town festival atmosphere
Background & story
A roughly 300-year-old festival of Mikuni Shrine, fixed each year on May 19–21, famed for its colossal warrior-figure floats.
Good to know
Come on May 20, the mid-festival day, when all six floats parade together.