murmurKirishima Jingu Rice-Planting Festival
Kirishima City · Sacred rice field of Kirishima Jingu Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau · Last checked: Oct 11, 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 early June
- How the date is set
- Every year on June 10 Every June 10, from 9:00
- Venue
- Sacred rice field of Kirishima Jingu Shrine
- City
- Kirishima City, Kagoshima
About
Every June 10 from 9:00, Kirishima Jingu Shrine plants its sacred rice field in a ceremony asking for a good harvest. It begins with the Ta-no-kami-mai, a dance offered for an abundant crop, and then about 100 parishioners in planting costume and local elementary school children set seedlings across a field of about 50 ares. It goes ahead in rain, and watching is free. The field is about 13 minutes by bus from Kirishima-Jingu Station or about 25 minutes by car from the Mizobe Kagoshima Airport IC, and there is parking.
Sources
- OfficialKagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau www.kagoshima-kankou.com
- OfficialKirishima City www.city-kirishima.jp
- OfficialKirishima Jingu Shrine kirishimajingu.or.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.
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