murmurAinan Town Autumn Festivals
Ainan Town · Districts throughout Ainan Town
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Ainan Town · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early November
- How the date is set
- Every year on November 3
- Venue
- Districts throughout Ainan Town
- City
- Ainan Town, Ehime
About
On November 3, the districts of Ainan Town each hold their own autumn festival on the same day. The figure to look for is the ushioni, a huge bull-like effigy with a demon mask; every district builds its own with a different face, so it pays to compare them. Mikoshi shrines, decorated floats, yotsu-daiko drum floats, five-deer dancers and karajishi lions all come out too. Some districts have a signature act: a rough lion dance in Iegushi, the five-deer dance in Funakoshi, the Heto dance in Kura, a rice-bale procession in Midori, a mikoshi carried by women in Misho and karajishi in Fushizaki. Hopping between the districts of Minamiuwa is the best way to see how each celebration differs.
Sources
- OfficialAinan Town www.town.ainan.ehime.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.