murmurKushifuru Shrine Grand Festival
Takachiho Town · Around Kushifuru Shrine, Mitai, Takachiho
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
- Mon, Oct 12, 2026 Ceremony at 10:00, procession at 13:00, sumo from 16:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Held in October; the date is announced each year
- Venue
- Around Kushifuru Shrine, Mitai, Takachiho
- City
- Takachiho Town, Miyazaki
About
Kushifuru Shrine in Takachiho holds this long-established autumn festival. After the ceremony, a sacred procession with kagura performers, staff-fighting (bojutsu) groups, children's portable shrines and dance troupes makes its way through town. From late afternoon comes the dedicatory sumo tournament, a village-shrine tradition said to go back 350 years, with bouts for elementary, junior high and high school students and adults. There is also unari-zumo, in which toddlers aged one to two are placed in the ring, a heart-warming sight. Families can sign up for unari-zumo on the day, free of charge. Food stalls are set up in the Takachiho Shrine parking lot. The festival goes ahead in light rain, and roads around the route are restricted during the procession.
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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