murmurYoshida Autumn Festival Procession
Uwajima City · Hachiman Shrine and Honcho-dori area, Yoshida, Uwajima
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Uwajima City · 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 November
- How the date is set
- Every year on November 3 Annual festival rites on November 2
- Venue
- Hachiman Shrine and Honcho-dori area, Yoshida, Uwajima
- City
- Uwajima City, Ehime
About
On November 3, a procession winds through Tachima in Yoshida, Uwajima, as part of the autumn festival of Hachiman Shrine. It is a nationally designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and the parade, which took shape in the late Edo period, still follows streets laid out much as they were in the old domain town. In line come a ceremonial boat, two-story nerikuruma floats topped with dolls, a deer dance by 7 dancers, ushioni bull-demons, mikoshi and masked hota figures, letting you see southern Ehime's festival traditions side by side. The raised embroidery on the float curtains hints at how prosperous Yoshida's merchants once were. In the early-morning sumo rite, the bouts are between gods, so no winner is named and the result is held over until next year. Festival rites and the Ise dance are on November 2.
Sources
- OfficialUwajima City www.city.uwajima.ehime.jp
- 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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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.