murmurCape Toi Fire Festival
Kushima City · Cape Toi Event Square
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
- Sat, Aug 22, 2026 （Ended） Festival starts around 17:30; hashiramatsu torch-throwing at 20:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late August
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Held every August; the date is announced each year. Postponed to the next day if it rains
- Venue
- Cape Toi Event Square
- City
- Kushima City, Miyazaki
About
On a summer night, Cape Toi in Kushima hosts a fire festival. The main event is the hashiramatsu: burning torches are flung up, one after another, at a target on top of a pole about 30 meters tall. The arcs of flame across the night sky, and the roar when a torch lands in the top, are something you need to see in person. There are also stage events and food and drink. The festival held its 60th edition in 2026. Cape Toi is home to the wild Misaki horses, and a donation toward their protection is asked of vehicles entering the cape. On festival day, cars cannot enter the cape from late afternoon to avoid congestion, so use the temporary parking lots or the shuttle buses, including those from the Michi-no-Eki Kushima roadside station.
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.
Other events this month
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.