murmurIzuta Shrine Autumn Festival
Nankoku City · Izuta Shrine, Maehama, Nankoku
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Nankoku City Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division · 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 November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Mid-November each year
- Venue
- Izuta Shrine, Maehama, Nankoku
- City
- Nankoku City, Kochi
About
Every year in mid-November, Izuta Shrine in the Maehama district of Nankoku holds an autumn festival you will recognize at a glance: local men and boys with their faces painted white, dressed head to toe in white, shoulder the portable shrine and pound drums as they make their way around the neighborhood. The shrine is said to honor a female deity, and it is believed to protect against beriberi. Wait along the route and you will hear the drums well before the white-clad procession comes into view.
Sources
- OfficialNankoku City Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division www.city.nankoku.lg.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.