murmurKamo Taisai Festival
Kibichuo Town · Kamo Sojagu Shrine
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Okayama Prefectural Tourism Federation (Okayama Kanko WEB) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Oct 18, 2026 6:00-15:30
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- The 3rd Sunday of October
- Venue
- Kamo Sojagu Shrine
- City
- Kibichuo Town, Okayama
About
On the third Sunday of October, processions with portable shrines and drums from eight shrines around Kibichuo converge on Kamo Sojagu Shrine in Kamo-ichiba. This gathering of shrines, known as a yorimiya festival, is said to have a 950-year tradition; it is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture and one of the prefecture's three great festivals. The shrine stands in a forest of cedar and cypress said to be over 500 years old, where the processions assemble for age-old rites. From morning on, flutes and drums can be heard all over town.
Sources
- OfficialOkayama Prefectural Tourism Federation (Okayama Kanko WEB) www.okayama-kanko.jp
- Reference岡山県吉備中央町観光ガイド kibichuo-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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