murmurShiwasu Matsuri (Mikado Shrine)
Misato Town · From Hiki Shrine (Kijo) to Mikado Shrine (Nango, Misato)
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
- Jan 16–18, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid January
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Held over a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in January; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- From Hiki Shrine (Kijo) to Mikado Shrine (Nango, Misato)
- City
- Misato Town, Miyazaki
About
This rare festival, handed down for more than a thousand years, is said to be the yearly reunion of King Teika, of the royal family of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, and his son Prince Fukuchi. A party from Hiki Shrine in Kijo carries the Fukurogami about 90 km along a set route to Mikado Shrine in the Nango area of Misato, and stays there for three days. On the Noborimashi, the journey in, big bonfires are lit near the shrine at dusk to greet the prince's party. On the middle day, kagura is offered. At the Kudarimashi farewell, locals daub their faces with soot and wave bamboo baskets and the like, calling out "Osaraba" as the party leaves. The simple faith of the area survives here much as it always has.
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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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