murmurFuse Shrine Rice-Planting Festival (Otaue Matsuri)
Kagamino Town · Fuse Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation (Okayama Kanko WEB) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Tue, May 5, 2026 （Ended） Shinto rites from 13:30
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early May
- How the date is set
- Every year on May 5
- Venue
- Fuse Shrine
- City
- Kagamino Town, Okayama
About
Every May 5, Fuse Shrine in the Tominishidani area of Kagamino holds a rice-planting festival. People from that year's host community gather at the shrine and, each taking a set role, act out a lion dance and the work of rice planting, such as breaking up the paddy and plastering its ridges. The scene to watch is the back-and-forth between the lord and Fukutaro: the audience may howl with laughter, but the lord must keep a straight face, because tradition says a laugh from him means a poor harvest. The rite prays for a good harvest, is said to go back to the late Heian period, and is an important intangible folk cultural property of Okayama Prefecture.
Sources
- OfficialOkayama Prefecture Tourism Federation (Okayama Kanko WEB) www.okayama-kanko.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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