murmurNobeoka Toka Ebisu Festival
Nobeoka City · Imayama Ebisu Shrine (within Imayama Hachimangu Shrine)
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
- Feb 10–11, 2026 （Ended） From 10:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early February
- How the date is set
- Every year, February 10 – February 11 Every year on February 10 and 11
- Venue
- Imayama Ebisu Shrine (within Imayama Hachimangu Shrine)
- City
- Nobeoka City, Miyazaki
About
Every February 10 and 11, Imayama Ebisu Shrine, a subsidiary shrine in the grounds of Imayama Hachimangu in Nobeoka, holds its festival. February 10 is called Hon-Ebisu, the main day, and February 11 Ake-Ebisu, the closing day. Alongside the Ebisu shrines of Hakata and Wakamatsu, it is one of Kyushu's three great Ebisu festivals; it has continued since the Edo period and is said to draw tens of thousands of people in one night. Rites pray for thriving business and safe voyages, kagura is offered, and old charms and lucky bamboo branches are burned in a closing ceremony. The approach to the shrine becomes a pedestrian zone packed with stalls. It is about a 10-minute walk from JR Nobeoka Station, so coming by train is easy.
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
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