murmurAjiki Tori-no-Ichi Fair at Owashi Shrine
Sakae Town · Owashi Shrine, Ajiki, Sakae
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Chiba Tourism Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually early December
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Dates change each year; a market of local products is held around the shrine on one of the days
- Venue
- Owashi Shrine, Ajiki, Sakae
- City
- Sakae Town, Chiba
About
The tori-no-ichi fair at Owashi Shrine in Ajiki, Sakae, held as the shrine's annual grand festival, is known as the latest tori-no-ichi of the year in the Kanto region. Crowds from in and around town come to buy kumade, decorated rakes meant to rake in good luck, and the fair has become a winter tradition for the town. On one day of the fair, a market is held around the shrine with goods such as products made from doramame, Sakae's local black soybeans. Fondly known as "Owashi-sama," the shrine is said to be connected with Kasuga no Tsubone and is worshipped as a guardian of success and good fortune. Entry is free, and it is about a 10-minute walk from Ajiki Station on the JR Narita Line.
Sources
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Chiba Tourism Navi) maruchiba.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.