murmurUsa Jingu Goshinkosai (Nagoshi Summer Festival)
Usa City · Usa Jingu Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tourism Oita (official Oita Prefecture tourism site) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Every year, July 31 – August 2
- Venue
- Usa Jingu Shrine
- City
- Usa City, Oita
About
Usa Jingu's summer purification festival is said to be the most splendid of the shrine's yearly rites. Its three deities each ride in their own portable shrine from the main sanctuary on the upper grounds to a temporary shrine in the precincts, staying there three days and two nights before returning. The procession is led by the guiding deity Sarutahiko, followed by children dressed as butterflies, birds and horses, officials in formal samurai-era attire, musicians on drums, flutes and gongs, the three portable shrines, and the priests. On August 1, the middle day, Ogasawara-school horseback archery (yabusame) takes place on the Ooyama approach, and on the night of August 2 there are fireworks to ward off misfortune. Once called Oharaie, the festival already appears in Heian-period records.
Sources
- OfficialTourism Oita (official Oita Prefecture tourism site) www.visit-oita.jp
- OfficialUsa Jingu Shrine www.usajinguu.com
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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