murmurKakitsu Festival at Tanzan Shrine
Sakurai City · Main Hall, Tanzan Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tanzan Shrine · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Oct 11, 2026 （Ended） From 10:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Sunday of October Eve ceremony on the day before
- Venue
- Main Hall, Tanzan Shrine
- City
- Sakurai City, Nara
About
On the second Sunday of October, Tanzan Shrine on Mt. Tonomine holds the Kakitsu Festival, a rite going back to the Muromachi period. Its centerpiece is the hyakumi no onjiki, "a hundred flavors of sacred food," an offering made from Tonomine's autumn harvest. The name comes from an era name. In 1438 a large shogunate army attacked Tonomine and the mountain's buildings burned, but the shrine's sacred object had been taken to Tachibana-dera in Asuka for safety. When it came home 3 years later, in the first year of Kakitsu (1441), the people of the mountain celebrated with harvest offerings and made that day their festival. It is a Nara Prefecture intangible folk cultural property.
Sources
- OfficialTanzan Shrine www.tanzan.or.jp
- OfficialNara Prefecture Official Tourism Site yamatoji.nara-kankou.or.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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