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Niigata Niigata
2025.07.06 (Sun)〜2025.07.07 (Mon)July 6th (Eve Festival)
July 7th (Main Festival)
Murakami Grand Festival
村上大祭
From July 6th (Eve Festival) to July 7th (Main Festival), the Murakami Grand Festival takes place, where the center of the city is paraded with gorgeously decorated Shagiri festival floats—Murakami’s traditional craft—adorned with carvings, lacquer, and gold and silver ornaments.
This grand festival, counted as one of the three major festivals in the prefecture, is an "Otabi Shinji" where the sacred spirits are enshrined in three portable shrines and a long procession led by drums makes its way through each town.
In 2018, the "Float Procession of the Murakami Festival" was designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. It is a festival of history and tradition, also counted as one of the three great Takamachi (festival market days) in Niigata.
Cultural Property: Prefecture-Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, Designated Cultural Property/Historic Site
Cultural Property: National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property "Float Procession of the Murakami Festival"
This grand festival, counted as one of the three major festivals in the prefecture, is an "Otabi Shinji" where the sacred spirits are enshrined in three portable shrines and a long procession led by drums makes its way through each town.
In 2018, the "Float Procession of the Murakami Festival" was designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. It is a festival of history and tradition, also counted as one of the three great Takamachi (festival market days) in Niigata.
Cultural Property: Prefecture-Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, Designated Cultural Property/Historic Site
Cultural Property: National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property "Float Procession of the Murakami Festival"
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- The Murakami Grand Festival is held annually on July 6 (eve festival) and July 7 (main festival), featuring 19 ornate floats called “oshagiri” parading through the city.
- This festival is one of the three major festivals of Niigata Prefecture, and in 2018 it was designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property under the name “Murakami Festival’s float events.”
- The festival’s origins date back to 1633, when it began as the annual grand festival of the Nishinami Haguro Shrine.
Place：The entire urban area of Murakami City
Transportation：【Senami Haguro Shrine】About 3 minutes by car from Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway "Murakami Senami Onsen IC" 【Senami Haguro Shrine】About 20 minutes on foot from JR "Murakami Station"
Contact：0254-53-2258
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