murmurKameyama Shrine Autumn Festival (Reitaisai)
Kure City · Kameyama Shrine and surrounding streets, Shimizu, Kure
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Kameyama Shrine · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 10–11, 2026 （Ended） Eve festival Oct 10, 17:00–22:00; main festival Oct 11, 9:00–21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Sunday of October The Saturday and Sunday of the second weekend of October, with the eve festival on Saturday
- Venue
- Kameyama Shrine and surrounding streets, Shimizu, Kure
- City
- Kure City, Hiroshima
About
Kameyama Shrine, guardian shrine of old Kure, holds its autumn festival over the Saturday and Sunday that include the second Sunday of October, giving thanks for the harvest. Saturday is the eve festival and Sunday the main rites. Watch for the yabu, demon figures with a name found only in Kure, whose job is to protect the deity and clear the way. On Sunday afternoon the tombo, a portable shrine made of straw bales filled with new rice, heads to the shrine with yabu and musicians, and there's a fierce shoving match with the yabu on the stone steps before it is offered. After that the large portable shrine sets out into town under yabu escort. Throughout both days the road up to the shrine is closed to traffic and packed with stalls.
Sources
- OfficialKameyama Shrine www.kameyama-jinja.com
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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