murmurTagata Shrine Hōnen Festival
Komaki City · Tagata Shrine (procession from the Shinmei-sha resting shrine to Tagata Shrine)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Aichi Now (Aichi Prefecture Tourism and Convention Bureau) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Mar 15, 2026 （Ended） 10:00–16:00 (the procession leaves the resting shrine at 14:00 and reaches Tagata Shrine at 15:30)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid March
- How the date is set
- Every year on March 15
- Venue
- Tagata Shrine (procession from the Shinmei-sha resting shrine to Tagata Shrine)
- City
- Komaki City, Aichi
About
Tagata Shrine's Honen (Harvest) Festival in Komaki is famous at home and abroad as one of Japan's most unusual festivals. The portable shrine carried by men in their unlucky year holds a giant phallus carved from Kiso cypress, about 60 cm across and over 2 m long. The procession leaves the Shinmei-sha resting shrine at 14:00 and reaches Tagata Shrine around 15:30, praying for good harvests, the growth of all things and many descendants. It is an intangible folk cultural property of Komaki City and attracts plenty of overseas visitors. For an English-speaking guide, book with the Komaki Interpreters Volunteer Group by the day before. There is no public parking on the day, so travel by train, for example to Tagata-jinja-mae Station on the Meitetsu Komaki Line.
Sources
- OfficialAichi Now (Aichi Prefecture Tourism and Convention Bureau) aichinow.pref.aichi.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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