murmurKayukuda Matsuri (Rice Porridge Harvest Divination)
Kibichuo Town · Mori 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
- Sun, Feb 8, 2026 （Ended） From 1:00 p.m. (planned)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early February
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Sunday of February
- Venue
- Mori Shrine
- City
- Kibichuo Town, Okayama
About
On the second Sunday of February, Mori Shrine in Takaya, Kibichuo, reads the coming year's harvest. Rice and pieces of slender medake bamboo are boiled together in a pot, and the amount of porridge that ends up inside each bamboo tube tells whether the crops will be good or poor. The rite is said to have begun during the Great Tenmei Famine, when farmers struggling with failed harvests turned to divination as their last hope, and it has reportedly continued for more than 200 years. By car, the shrine is about 30 minutes from the Kayo interchange on the Okayama Expressway.
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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