murmurTsuyama Matsuri
Tsuyama City · Osumi, Takano, and Tokumori Shrines
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tsuyama Matsuri Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Oct 18, 2026 / Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Oct 18: Osumi Shrine festival / Oct 25: Takano and Tokumori Shrine festivals
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year The autumn festivals of the three shrines take place on separate Sundays in October
- Venue
- Osumi, Takano, and Tokumori Shrines
- City
- Tsuyama City, Okayama
About
Tsuyama Matsuri is the umbrella name for the autumn festivals of three Tsuyama shrines: Osumi, Tokumori and Takano. The star is Tokumori Shrine's great portable shrine, said to be one of the three great mikoshi of Japan, which surges through the city along with danjiri floats. Every one of the festivals brings out danjiri, and there are events at venues around town. The three are held on separate Sundays in October: in 2026, the Osumi Shrine festival is on October 18, and the Takano and Tokumori festivals are on October 25. The tradition goes back 400 years.
Sources
- OfficialTsuyama Matsuri Executive Committee tsuyamamatsuri.com
- OfficialOkayama Prefectural 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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