murmurSumiyoshi Matsuri (Sumiyoshi Taisha Summer Festival)
Osaka City · Sumiyoshi Taisha (Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka), Sumiyoshi Park and Shukuin Tongu (Sakai)
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Sumiyoshi Taisha · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 20 – Aug 1, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year From the portable-shrine purification on Marine Day in July through August 1
- Venue
- Sumiyoshi Taisha (Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka), Sumiyoshi Park and Shukuin Tongu (Sakai)
- City
- Osaka City, Osaka
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About
Centered on the annual festival of Sumiyoshi Taisha, Sumiyoshi Matsuri brings Osaka's summer festival season to a close. Because it is meant to purify all of Osaka, it was once also called Oharai. In 2026 it ran from July 20 to August 1. It starts on Marine Day in July with a rite in Sumiyoshi Park in which seawater is poured over the portable shrine to cleanse it. In the late-July procession, a great mikoshi of about two tons, donated in 1881 and back in use after restoration in 2016, crosses the arched bridge and travels to Shukuin Tongu in Sakai, the deity's resting place. At the eve rite on July 30 and the Nagoshi purification and main festival on July 31, finely dressed women and children pass through a ring of reeds, and worshippers carrying reeds join the procession. Rites at Shukuin Tongu and the Iigaibori purification end the festival on August 1.
Sources
- OfficialSumiyoshi Taisha sumiyoshitaisha.net
- OfficialSumiyoshi Taisha sumiyoshitaisha.net
- OfficialSumiyoshi Taisha sumiyoshitaisha.net
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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