murmurSeppe Tobe (Rice-Planting Festival)
Hioki City · Hioki Hachiman Shrine and Yoshitoshi Onimaru Shrine (Hiyoshi, Hioki City)
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Hioki City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Jun 7, 2026 （Ended） Yoshitoshi Onimaru Shrine from 9:30, Hioki Hachiman Shrine from 10:30 (seppe tobe, planned)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early June
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Usually held in early June; the date is announced each year
- Venue
- Hioki Hachiman Shrine and Yoshitoshi Onimaru Shrine (Hiyoshi, Hioki City)
- City
- Hioki City, Kagoshima
About
Seppe Tobe is a rice-planting festival held at Hioki Hachiman Shrine and Yoshitoshi Onimaru Shrine in the Hiyoshi area of Hioki. Young men in white step into the paddy, link shoulders in a ring, and jump as high as they can while drinking sake and singing, and before long they are caked in mud. The name means "jump with all your might"; the stamping is said to knead the soil and crush pests, all in the hope of a good harvest. At Hioki Hachiman Shrine a huge masked deity called Deodon watches over the rites in the field, and local people and children's groups dedicate stick dances and komuso dances. The festival is said to date from 1595, and the whole town is busy all day.
Sources
- OfficialHioki City www.city.hioki.kagoshima.jp
- OfficialKagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau www.kagoshima-kankou.com
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.
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