murmurAmagi Gion Yamakasa
Asakura City · Suga Shrine and the streets of Amagi, Asakura
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Asakura City · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 13–15, 2026 （Ended） Children's barrel mikoshi from 14:30 on July 13; Oiyama from 14:00 on July 15 (planned)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 13 – July 15 Children's barrel mikoshi on the 13th, Oiyama on the 15th
- Venue
- Suga Shrine and the streets of Amagi, Asakura
- City
- Asakura City, Fukuoka
About
In July the Gion festival of Suga Shrine in Amagi, Asakura, sends yamakasa floats racing through town. The custom is said to have started between the Keicho era and the early Edo period, when an epidemic led locals to build a portable shrine and carry the deity around the streets, and it has continued for about 300 years. The big moment is the Oiyama on the 15th, when two pulled floats 3 meters tall are hauled at speed along the streets. Things get underway on July 1 with the oshioi-tori rite, and on the 13th children parade barrel-shaped mikoshi. It costs nothing to watch. Walk about 15 minutes from Amagi Station on the Amagi Railway, or about 3 minutes from the Nishitetsu Amagi Bus Center.
Sources
- OfficialAsakura City www.city.asakura.lg.jp
- OfficialFukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) www.crossroadfukuoka.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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