murmurMiare Festival (Munakata Taisha Autumn Grand Festival)
Munakata City · From Oshima Port across the Genkai Sea to Konominato Port and Munakata Taisha Hetsugu
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
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 （Ended） Fleet departs Oshima Port at 9:35 am
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early October
- How the date is set
- Every year on October 1 The autumn grand festival continues until October 3
- Venue
- From Oshima Port across the Genkai Sea to Konominato Port and Munakata Taisha Hetsugu
- City
- Munakata City, Fukuoka
About
On the morning of October 1, a great fleet of fishing boats flying bright big-catch flags crosses the Genkai Sea for Munakata Taisha's autumn festival. Miare opens the shrine's autumn grand festival, which runs from October 1 to 3, praying for safe sailing, plentiful fish and a thriving community as the three Munakata goddesses are welcomed to Hetsugu. After a send-off ceremony at Nakatsugu on Oshima Island, more than 100 boats surround the sacred vessel and leave Oshima Port for Konominato Port; in 2026 they departed at 9:35 am. From Konominato the procession goes on by land, arriving at Hetsugu around noon. The 2nd brings horseback archery and the annual rite, and the 3rd the Takamiya Kannabi rite. Munakata Taisha is a World Cultural Heritage site.
Sources
- OfficialFukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) www.crossroadfukuoka.jp
- OfficialMunakata Taisha munakata-taisha.or.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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