murmurManabeshima Running Mikoshi
Kasaoka City · Manabeshima Island (Hachiman Shrine, Honura district and around)
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
- May 3–5, 2026 （Ended） May 3: eve rites from about 16:30; May 4: main rites from about 9:00 (the main running-mikoshi day); May 5: return procession from about 14:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early May
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Manabeshima Island (Hachiman Shrine, Honura district and around)
- City
- Kasaoka City, Okayama
About
On Manabeshima in the Kasaoka Islands, three portable shrines from the island's Hachiman Shrine race at astonishing speed through narrow lanes and along the shore. After coming down from the shrine, they are loaded onto decorated fishing boats at the beach, carried across the water and brought ashore in the Honura district, and the sprint through the island streets from there is the main event. Each mikoshi has eight bearers, called koshimori, plus one guard in charge. In 2026 the festival ran over three days of eve rites, main rites and the return, with the main rites day the centre of the running. The high-speed boat from Kasaoka Port takes about 45 minutes, so look up return sailings in advance.
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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