murmurDogeza Matsuri (Samurai Weapon Procession)
Niimi City · Funakawa Hachimangu Shrine and the Gotenmachi district of Niimi
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Okayama Prefectural Tourism Federation (Okayama Kanko WEB) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Thu, Oct 15, 2026
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Every year on October 15 The Yutate hot-water ritual is held the evening before, on October 14
- Venue
- Funakawa Hachimangu Shrine and the Gotenmachi district of Niimi
- City
- Niimi City, Okayama
About
On October 15 each year, at the autumn festival of Funakawa Hachimangu Shrine in Niimi, a procession of men bearing weapons marches ahead of the portable shrine. Also called the "daimyo procession," it winds through the area around the shrine and Niimi Gotenmachi. It is said to have started in 1697, when Seki Nagaharu, newly made the first lord of the Niimi domain, ordered his men to guard the sacred procession, and it is said to have 300 years of history. On the eve, October 14, the Yutate ritual opens the autumn festival.
Sources
- OfficialOkayama Prefectural Tourism Federation (Okayama Kanko WEB) www.okayama-kanko.jp
- Referenceえ～とこ新見（新見公式観光サイト） www.city.niimi.okayama.jp
- Reference新見御殿町まち歩きガイド machiaruki.gotenmachi.com
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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