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Kanazawa City Fire Fighting New Year's Ceremony

Kanazawa's annual New Year's tradition

The Kaga-tobi were a group of elite firefighters during the Edo period. Their legend is borne into the present day by the Kanazawa firefighters. Every year to celebrate the new year, the city's firefighters put on a show of acrobatic stunts performed on forty-plus tall ladders with a stunning finale wherein they unleash a torrent of water into the air using firehoses.

Information

Date
January 11, 2026
Time
10:00–11:00
Venue
Kanazawa Castle Park
Address
1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Price
Free
By Public Transportation
About 5 minutes by foot from the Kenrokuen Garden・Kanazawa Castle Park bus stop (No.RL6 or LL9) on the KANAZAWA LOOP BUS route.
Contact
Firefighting General Affairs Section, Kanazawa City Fire Department
Phone
076-280-1028

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