murmurUwatsuhiko Shrine Autumn Festival
Uwajima City · Uwatsuhiko Shrine
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Uwajima Tourism and Local Products Association · 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 late October
- How the date is set
- Every year on October 29 Shrine rites and the eve festival take place at the shrine on October 28
- Venue
- Uwatsuhiko Shrine
- City
- Uwajima City, Ehime
About
On October 29, Uwatsuhiko Shrine in Uwajima holds its autumn festival. The sacred palanquin is carried through town along with ushioni bull-demons and other processional pieces, as a way of thanking the gods. Among them is the Yatsushika deer dance, a designated cultural property of Uwajima City, performed here as an offering. The shrine has a long history: when Date Hidemune, first lord of the Uwajima domain, laid out the castle town, he made it the domain's foremost shrine. The day before, October 28, shrine rites and the eve festival are held. There is no parking near the shrine, so if you come by car, plan where to park in advance.
Sources
- OfficialUwajima Tourism and Local Products Association www.uwajima.org
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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