Ogi Tomobata Festival

Festival highlights

The main highlight is the maritime procession, in which numerous tenma boats bearing tomo flags about 30 meters high sail through the harbor behind the gozabune carrying the mikoshi.

The tomo flags are large paper banners decorated with artificial flowers called tanjaku, and they evoke the Kitamaebune ships, which flew flags bearing the ship’s name at the stern.

The fleet sails in a line through Ogi Port, then docks and passes through town toward the sando. This sequence is considered the festival’s high point.

A spring festival that raises a port town’s hopes high as giant tomo-flag boats sail through Ogi Port

What to expect

The eve-of-festival rites are held at Mihune Shrine from the evening. Early in the morning, the tomo flags made by children from each neighborhood are raised on tenma boats.

On the morning of the main festival, the flag-bearing boats cruise around the harbor and gather, and the mikoshi processions begin in each district shortly after 8 a.m.

Shortly after 3 p.m., the gozabune sets out from the shore at Shōzaki, followed by a line of tomo-flag boats sailing through Ogi Port.

After docking at around 5 p.m., the procession passes through town, heads toward the sando, and enters the shrine.

How to take part

参加費：無料

Location and access

Venue and address

Ogi Port / Ogi, Noto, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture

Train and bus

1 hour 30 minutes by bus from Anamizu Station on the Noto Railway; get off at Ogi Port, then walk 3 minutes

By car

35 km, 40 minutes via the Suzu Road from the Noto Satoyama Airport IC on the Noto Satoyama Expressway

Parking

None

Address Ogi Port, Ogi, Noto, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture

Dates and season

2026 Festival Information (the listed dates have passed)

According to the 2026 information, the festival is scheduled to take place from May 2 (Saturday) to May 3 (Sunday and public holiday).

Accommodation and hotels PR

Tips for your visit

The venue is a 3-minute walk from Ogi Port bus stop.

The visitor information states that there is no parking available if you come by car.

Origins and History of Ogi Tomobata Festival

The Tomobata Festival is said to have originated when small boats began raising flags bearing their names at the center of the vessel, imitating the Kitamaebune ships—which were active until around the early Meiji period—that raised flags with their names at the stern to celebrate the festival.

It is said that the Tomobata Festival was held as a spring festival as early as Meiji 32.

In its present form, children spend several months making tomo flags, an activity that also gives them a chance to learn hands-on skills and about elements of their community.

Official information

Ishikawa Prefecture’s Ogi Tomobata Festival

Ogi Tomobata Festival at a Glance

Ogi Tomobata Festival is a celebration in Ogi, Noto, featuring a maritime procession praying for safety at sea and a bountiful catch as part of Mihune Shrine’s spring festival.

Children spend several months making tomo flags about 30 meters high. These are raised on tenma boats, which cruise around Ogi Port behind the gozabune carrying the mikoshi.

The festival is said to have begun by imitating the flags of Kitamaebune ships, and its progression from flag-making to the harbor procession and entry into the shrine reflects the history of this port town and how the community passes its traditions on.