murmurOkage Festival (Kanbashira Shrine and Yasaka Shrine)
Miyakonojo City · Around Yasaka Shrine and Kanbashira Shrine
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
- Jul 8–9, 2026 （Ended） Eve festival from 19:45 on July 8; main festival from 18:45 on July 9
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 8 – July 9
- Venue
- Around Yasaka Shrine and Kanbashira Shrine
- City
- Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki
About
Timed with the summer lantern rites of Kanbashira Shrine, Miyakonojo's guardian shrine, this is the city's signature summer festival. On the first evening, the eve festival, huge lantern floats glowing with light leave Yasaka Shrine and make their way through town into the grounds of Kanbashira Shrine, a fine sight against the night streets. The main day opens with the Okage drum, about 2.5 m across, being beaten as an offering, followed by a lion dance and the opening of a sake barrel. Then a spirited procession of portable shrines covers the roughly 1 km from Miyakonojo Station to the shrine. Children and adults dance to flutes and drums, and true to the festival's name, a thank-you for every blessing, the whole city comes together.
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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