murmurFox Wedding Ritual at Miyamado Shrine
Yokkaichi City · Miyamado Shrine, Miyamado-cho, Yokkaichi
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Miyamado Shrine · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Wed, Feb 3, 2027 Fox wedding procession sets off at 14:30; lucky bean throwing at 11:30, 13:00, 15:00 and 16:00
- Usual timing
- Usually early February
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Every year on Setsubun, the day before the start of spring
- Venue
- Miyamado Shrine, Miyamado-cho, Yokkaichi
- City
- Yokkaichi City, Mie
About
On Setsubun, a fox wedding procession winds through the grounds of Miyamado Shrine in Yokkaichi in a rite to drive away bad luck. Passed down since long ago as a demon-expelling ceremony, it reenacts the journey of a fox maiden, a messenger of the shrine's deity, going to marry a young fox of the head family. The bride and groom are local parishioners facing an unlucky year, dressed in fox masks and wedding clothes. Led by red and blue demons, they parade with a go-between and relatives in formal wear, bearers of the bride's trousseau, and flute and drum players. After circling the grounds, the party climbs onto a special stage, the couple exchange the ritual three-times-three sake cups, and lucky rice cakes and beans in gift envelopes are thrown to the crowd. Some envelopes contain a sakaki leaf branded with the characters for "ten thousand ryo"; kept as a charm, it is said to bring in money. The shrine is right by Kintetsu Miyamado Station, and watching is free.
Sources
- OfficialMiyamado Shrine www.miyamado-jinja.com
- OfficialKanko Mie (Mie Prefecture Tourism Federation) www.kankomie.or.jp
- Reference年間行事予定（海山道神社） www.miyamado-jinja.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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