murmurToko Yasaka Shrine Festival (Ushinori Bull Ride and Kumomai Dance)
Katagami City · Toko Yasaka Shrine and the Tenno shore of the Funakoshi Channel
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Katagami City · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
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- 2026
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- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually early July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 6 – July 7 The bull-riding procession is on the 7th
- Venue
- Toko Yasaka Shrine and the Tenno shore of the Funakoshi Channel
- City
- Katagami City, Akita
About
This is the climax of the Toko Yasaka Shrine tonin rites, a cycle that begins each year on July 8 and runs for a full year. The rites are a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property handed down with great strictness for over a thousand years. On July 7, the rites unfold in the Tenno district of Katagami and the Funakoshi district of Oga. As mountain drums echo through the shrine grounds, the portable shrine sets out, and a man embodying the god Susanoo rides a sacred bull to the Tenno shore of the Funakoshi Channel. When the procession arrives the drums all thunder at once, and on a boat a figure clad in deep crimson, embodying the eight-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi, performs the kumomai spider dance, re-enacting the myth of Susanoo slaying the serpent.
Sources
- OfficialKatagami City www.city.katagami.lg.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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