murmurShimotsuki Grand Festival at Yatsuki Tsutsukowake Shrine
Tanagura Town · Yatsuki Tsutsukowake Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tanagura Town Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Dec 12–13, 2026
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid December
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year The second Saturday and Sunday of December
- Venue
- Yatsuki Tsutsukowake Shrine
- City
- Tanagura Town, Fukushima
About
In December, Yatsuki Tsutsukowake Shrine in Tanagura, regarded as the Oshu Ichinomiya, a leading shrine of the region, holds its grand festival on the second Saturday and Sunday of the month. Sacred kagura dances are offered in the worship hall with prayers for a good harvest, and this kagura is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Fukushima Prefecture. Chikatsu Station on the JR Suigun Line is about a 10-minute walk away.
Sources
- OfficialTanagura Town Tourism Association www.town.tanagura.fukushima.jp
- OfficialFukushima Prefectural Tourism & Products Association www.tif.ne.jp
- Reference八槻都々古別神社（奥州一宮） | 棚倉町活性化・観光物産協会 www.town.tanagura.fukushima.jp
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.
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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