The 50th Date Warrior Festival

Event Overview

Date City has a history of being pioneered by the migration of samurai, with the tradition of the warrior procession continuing into modern times. The Date-Musha Festival, a major summer event in Date City that began in 1973, is a festival of citizen participation that inherits the history and traditions of pioneering, and is a crowd of brave warrior-painted floats and dances full of power. Such as the "equestrian procession" by the cavalry warrior is performed. There is also a festival square in the main venue "Dade History of the Forest" park, and it will be swelled by eating and drinking from the night before the festival.

Info

Event Location:

City circle (culture center)

Address:

Date, Hokkaido

Public Transportation:

JR Date-Crested Station → 5 minutes by car

Car Access:

1km 5 minutes from Doomichi Date IC via National Route 37

Phone Number:

0142-82-3209 (Secretariat of the Executive Committee of the Date-Musha Festival (Date City, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division))

Parking Number:

250 units/free

Event Period

July 31, 2026 (Friday) - August 1, 2026 (Saturday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Mikoshi (portable shrines), festival floats, etc.

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