Circles of the Local Folk Art 'Jonkara Dance' Fill the Street

About this spot

The community's summer festival held around Honmachi Street, the heart of Nonomichi City, which borders Kanazawa. The 2026 festival runs August 1-2, and the course's target date is the opening day. Centered on the local folk art 'Jonkara Dance' handed down in the community, increasingly large dance circles spread along the street, and the charm of this festival is that you can not only watch as an audience, but anyone can join the circle and dance together. The entire shopping district is bathed in the light of lanterns, and locals and travelers mingle as the warm, community-oriented summer festival carries on through the night.

Season & hours

Tips

On festival day, traffic restrictions are in place around Honmachi Street and parking lots become crowded. If you want to join the dance circle, observe the surrounding movements and join in freely.

Best time to visit

From 5 PM when preparations begin, the festival is most lively from 7 PM onward when dance circles grow larger.

Access & map

Ishikawa Prefecture, Center of Nonomichi City (around Honmachi Street) (石川県 石川県野々市市中心部(本町通り周辺))