murmurHayachine Shrine Grand Festival
Hanamaki City · Hayachine Shrine, Take district, Ohasama, Hanamaki
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hanamaki Tourism & Convention Bureau · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Every year on August 1 Eve festival on July 31 (per the Hanamaki Tourism Association's kagura calendar)
- Venue
- Hayachine Shrine, Take district, Ohasama, Hanamaki
- City
- Hanamaki City, Iwate
About
This is the annual grand festival of Hayachine Shrine in the Take district of Ohasama, Hanamaki, held in summer together with an eve festival the day before. The shrine honours the deity of Mt. Hayachine, and Take Kagura is the sacred dance dedicated to it. Together with Otsugunai Kagura it makes up Hayachine Kagura, designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1976 and inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2009. A lion mask dated 1595 survives at the shrine, and the tradition is said to be more than 500 years old. Take lies about 17 km northeast of central Ohasama and is the settlement closest to Mt. Hayachine – a chance to experience the mountain's kagura in its home village.
Sources
- OfficialHanamaki Tourism & Convention Bureau www.kanko-hanamaki.ne.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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