murmurSasagawa Kagura (Sacred Dance)
Tonosho Town · Suwa Shrine, Sasagawa
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Chiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association (Chiba Kanko Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Apr 3–4, 2026 （Ended） Both days 12:00–22:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early April
- How the date is set
- The 1st Saturday of April The main performance is on the first Saturday of April, with an eve performance the day before
- Venue
- Suwa Shrine, Sasagawa
- City
- Tonosho Town, Chiba
About
Suwa Shrine in Sasagawa, Tonosho, keeps a kagura tradition associated with the Genji clan that is said to be more than 800 years old; it is an intangible folk cultural property of Chiba Prefecture. According to tradition, To no Tsuneyori, a descendant of the Chiba clan renowned for passing on the Kokin Denju, the secret interpretations of the Kokinshu poetry anthology, shaped it into its present form of 16 dances in 1475. Hosting rotates among 7 districts, and the main kagura is performed on the first Saturday of April. In 2026 the Kanodo district hosted, and dancing went on from 12:00 to 22:00 on both the main day and the eve performance the day before. The shrine is about a 5-minute walk from Sasagawa Station on the JR Narita Line.
Sources
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association (Chiba Kanko 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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