murmurBokusui Festival
Hyuga City · Beside Bokusui's birthplace and the couple's poem monument, and Furusato no Ie in Bokusui Park (Tsuboya, Togo, Hyuga City)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Miyazaki Prefecture Tourism Association (Miyazaki Tourism Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Thu, Sep 17, 2026 （Ended） Part 1: 9:30 to 10:00; Part 2: 10:20 to 14:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid September
- How the date is set
- Every year on September 17 Held on the anniversary of the death of poet Wakayama Bokusui
- Venue
- Beside Bokusui's birthplace and the couple's poem monument, and Furusato no Ie in Bokusui Park (Tsuboya, Togo, Hyuga City)
- City
- Hyuga City, Miyazaki
About
Every September 17, the anniversary of his death, Hyuga remembers its native son Wakayama Bokusui, a poet who left a deep mark on modern tanka. The event aims to help people know the poet and his work better, spread the love of tanka, and put his hometown on the map. It takes place in Tsuboya in the Togo area, the home Bokusui held dear: in front of the poem monument to him and his wife beside the house where he was born, and at Furusato no Ie in Bokusui Park. There are two parts to the program, plus a lunchtime get-together for which participants pay their own way. Set in green hill country, it is a day to immerse yourself in the poet's world. For inquiries, contact the Hyuga Wakayama Bokusui Society office inside the Wakayama Bokusui Memorial Literary Museum.
Sources
- OfficialMiyazaki Prefecture Tourism Association (Miyazaki Tourism Navi) www.kanko-miyazaki.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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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.