murmurShiiba Heike Festival
Shiiba Village · Central stage beside Shiiba Village Office, Tsurutomi Yashiki and other venues (Kamishiiba)
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
- Nov 7–8, 2026
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early November
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Held over a Saturday and Sunday in November; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Central stage beside Shiiba Village Office, Tsurutomi Yashiki and other venues (Kamishiiba)
- City
- Shiiba Village, Miyazaki
About
Deep in the mountains, the village of Shiiba is said to be where Heike survivors hid after their defeat by the Genji at the Battle of Dannoura, and this festival restages the doomed love between Nasu no Daihachiro of the Genji and the Heike princess Tsurutomi. Their story lives on in the local folk song Hietsuki-bushi. The festival runs over two days, and the high point is the grand warrior procession on the second day: Princess Tsurutomi in layered court robes and Daihachiro in armour on horseback lead a splendid retinue and a parade of local performing arts through the village. The Tsurutomi-hime Horaku-sai memorial for the princess, with Shinto rites, kagura and biwa lute music, has a dreamlike feel. With local products and food on offer as well, tens of thousands of visitors come to this usually quiet, remote village.
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
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.