murmurHayama Festival (Hayauma Shrine)
Mimata Town · Hayama Park and Hayauma Shrine grounds
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Miyazaki Prefecture Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Wed, Apr 29, 2026 （Ended） From 9:00 (planned)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late April
- How the date is set
- Every year on April 29
- Venue
- Hayama Park and Hayauma Shrine grounds
- City
- Mimata Town, Miyazaki
About
Every April 29, Hayauma Shrine in Mimata holds a festival with more than 100 years of history. Together with the Mochio grand festival, it is called one of the two great festivals of the Miyakonojo and Kitamorokata area. In the shrine grounds, the Jankan horse dance, a prayer for good harvests, opens a lineup of folk performing arts offered in turn by the town's districts. Afterwards the dancers go back to their own neighbourhoods and perform again, a custom known as niwa-modoshi. On stage there are dances by local groups and a show by the area's hero characters, and archery, kendo, shihanmato (seated archery) and judo tournaments are held as offerings the same day. It is a chance to see, all at once, the performing arts that live on in local life.
Sources
- OfficialMiyazaki Prefecture Tourism Association 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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