A spring hina festival featuring dolls passed down through the streets of Katsuyama
Katsuyama’s Hina Festival
The 2026 edition of Katsuyama’s Hina Festival has ended.
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/02/27 〜 2026/03/03Ended
- Season / frequency
- Early March / Every year
- Location
- The approximately 1 km stretch from the Historic Preservation District to Shinmachi Shopping Street
- Area
- Okayama Prefecture・Maniwa City(From Tokyo: approx. 3 h 10 min–3 h 40 min · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Features
- Highlights and activities
- Wishes behind the festival
- Participation / viewing
- Spectators welcome
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
A spring event in Katsuyama, Maniwa City, where visitors explore hina dolls displayed in private homes and merchant houses in the old town.
About Katsuyama’s Hina Festival
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Photographer: Takimasachan File:Hina5.jpg / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Own work by the contributorDisplay size only adjusted.May differ from the event currently featured.Katsuyama’s Hina Festival is a spring event celebrating hina dolls, held from the Historic Preservation District to Shinmachi Shopping Street in Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture.
Private homes and merchant houses along the streets display hina dolls in their entrances and rooms, which visitors can enjoy alongside the historic streetscape.
Displays that reflect each household’s individual style, including dolls handed down since the Edo period and handmade hina dolls, bring the local landscape to life.
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Festival highlights
A highlight is the wide variety of hina dolls displayed in each of the old houses.
The displays feature a wide variety of dolls, including hina dolls handed down since the Edo period, Heisei-era hina dolls, handmade hina dolls, oshie-bina, wooden hina dolls, Gosho dolls, and Tsuchi-Tenjin dolls.
The arrangements and styles vary from house to house, and distinctive displays paired with noren curtains and kimono make exploring the streets especially enjoyable.
Source: 勝山のお雛まつり - Wikipedia
A spring hina festival featuring dolls passed down through the streets of Katsuyama
What to expect
Visitors walk from the Historic Preservation District to Shinmachi Shopping Street, enjoying the hina dolls displayed in homes and shops along the way.
Each household creates its own distinctive displays, bringing not only hina dolls but also noren curtains and kimono into the streetscape.
Residents also prepare the hina displays, create stages, and hold workshops on making original hina dolls, making this an event where visitors can experience local life and community interaction.
How to take part
Visitors can watch the event.
Location and access
- Venue and address
The approximately 1 km stretch from the Historic Preservation District to Shinmachi Shopping Street.
Located in Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture.
- Train and bus
About a 3-minute walk from JR Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station.
- By car
About 30 minutes from either Kuse IC on the Yonago Expressway or Ochiai IC on the Chūgoku Expressway.
Address Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture
Dates and season
2026 event information (the listed dates have passed)
The 2026 event was scheduled to run from February 27 (Friday) to March 3 (Tuesday).
The event is held in early March each year. The official 2026 information states that there will be no eve-of-festival event.
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Tips for your visit
The displays extend for about 1 km from the Historic Preservation District to Shinmachi Shopping Street, so comfortable walking clothes make it easier to visit each venue.
Hina dolls are displayed in the entrances and rooms of private homes and merchant houses, so please be considerate of residents’ daily lives and their buildings when viewing them.
The 2026 information stated that there would be no eve-of-festival event.
Nearby attractions
Nearby are Katsuyama Cultural Exchange Hall Hishio, the Samurai Residence Museum, the Former Residence of the Lord of Katsuyama Domain, Miura, and the Katsuyama Local History Museum.
Katsuyama Cultural Exchange Hall Hishio is a cultural facility renovated from a soy sauce brewery dating to the mid-Meiji period. The Samurai Residence Museum exhibits materials related to samurai families.
You can visit related facilities as part of a tour while exploring the history of the Historic Preservation District.
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Origins and History of Katsuyama’s Hina Festival
Katsuyama’s Hina Festival began following an exhibition of tsuchi-bina dolls held at Gozenshu Tsujimoto Honten in 1998.
After someone suggested that Katsuyama’s streets would suit a hina festival, and visitors came to an exhibition, an organizing committee was formed and the first event was held in March 1999.
It began with displays at 35 homes and grew into an effort by local residents to display hina dolls in their own homes.
Official information
勝山のお雛まつり公式ホームページ：Official website for Katsuyama’s Hina Festival
Katsuyama’s Hina Festival at a Glance
Katsuyama’s Hina Festival is an event where visitors walk through the historic streets of Katsuyama, Maniwa City, and enjoy hina dolls displayed in private homes and merchant houses.
A highlight is the varied displays in each home, featuring dolls from the Edo period and handmade hina dolls.
The 2026 event was scheduled to run from February 27 to March 3.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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