murmurTsuruga Matsuri (Kehi Jingu Shrine Grand Festival)
Tsuruga City · Central Tsuruga (Akebono-cho, Kagura-cho, Aioi-cho, Honmachi and Shirogane-cho)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tsuruga Matsuri Promotion Council · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sep 2–5, 2026 （Ended） September 2 Yoiyama float parade; September 3 mikoshi and imperial palanquin processions; September 4 yama float parade; September 5 carnival parade
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early September
- How the date is set
- Every year on September 2 The Kehi Jingu festival rites fall on September 2 (eve), 3 (procession) and 4 (grand festival); other Tsuruga Matsuri events are scheduled around them each year
- Venue
- Central Tsuruga (Akebono-cho, Kagura-cho, Aioi-cho, Honmachi and Shirogane-cho)
- City
- Tsuruga City, Fukui
About
Tsuruga's festival marks the start of autumn and centers on the rites of Kehi Jingu Shrine on September 2, 3 and 4, with other events arranged around them each year. Because it stretches from the eve rites through after-festivals to a closing monthly rite, it is known as the long festival of Kehi. On September 2, the Yoiyama eve, children dance on floats called yoiyama as they move through town to flutes and drums. On September 3, the imperial palanquin of Emperor Chuai, the shrine's deity, tours the city to gagaku music in a procession of brocade banners, armored guards, priests on sacred horses, children and musicians, all following old ceremonial form. On September 4, the grand festival brings out 6 historic floats, known for life-size figures in genuine Noh masks and armor portraying Sengoku warlords. Shopping-street festival plazas, a folk dance evening and a citizens' carnival parade round things out.
Sources
- OfficialTsuruga Matsuri Promotion Council tsurugamatsuri.info
- OfficialFukui Prefectural Tourism Association (fuku-e.com) www.fuku-e.com
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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