murmurYakuyoke Taisai at Kaibara Hachimangu Shrine
Tamba City · Kaibara Hachimangu Shrine, Kaibara, Tamba
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tamba City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid February
- How the date is set
- Every year, February 17 – February 18
- Venue
- Kaibara Hachimangu Shrine, Kaibara, Tamba
- City
- Tamba City, Hyogo
About
Known locally as the "Yakujin-san of Tamba Kaibara," Kaibara Hachimangu Shrine holds this great festival for warding off misfortune every year on February 17 and 18, drawing worshippers from far beyond the region. Late on the night of the 17th comes the Seizan Saidan no Gi, said to be the oldest rite of its kind in Japan and a survivor of the ancient Michiae-no-matsuri and Ekijinsai rites. In the grounds, a three-story pagoda, a Hyogo Prefecture Important Cultural Property, still stands beside the shrine, a rare sight from the era when Shinto and Buddhism were practiced together, and the main sanctuary rebuilt by Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi is a national Important Cultural Property. Parking is available.
Sources
- OfficialTamba City Tourism Association www.tambacity-kankou.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.