murmurUsobuki Hachiman Shrine Procession Festival (Seibaru Shinji)
Buzen City · Usobuki Hachiman Shrine to the Seibaru ritual ground (Yamauchi, Buzen City)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Apr 11–12, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid April
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Saturday of April Second Saturday of April and the following Sunday
- Venue
- Usobuki Hachiman Shrine to the Seibaru ritual ground (Yamauchi, Buzen City)
- City
- Buzen City, Fukuoka
About
Usobuki Hachiman Shrine in Buzen holds its spring procession, called Seibaru Shinji, over two days; it is one of several shrine processions around Buzen at this time of year. Three mikoshi and kasaboko, ceremonial parasols fitted with drums, travel through the neighborhood, and at intervals the bearers lift a mikoshi overhead and whirl it around, each team trying to outdo the others. On the first day the procession heads for the Seibaru ritual ground, arriving after dark for a ceremony and welcome kagura at Futatsuka Shrine by its entrance. Next day the Yamauchi kagura troupe performs yudate kagura, a dance with boiling water, and the procession retraces its route to the shrine. That old-style yudate kagura is the one to catch.
Sources
- OfficialFukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) www.crossroadfukuoka.jp
- OfficialBuzen City www.city.buzen.lg.jp
- OfficialUsobuki Hachiman Shrine usobuki.org
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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