murmurMishima Kasedori
Saga City · Kumano Gongen Shrine and homes in Mishima, Hasuike
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Saga City · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
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- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually mid February
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Saturday of February Held in the evening
- Venue
- Kumano Gongen Shrine and homes in Mishima, Hasuike
- City
- Saga City, Saga
About
On the evening of the second Saturday in February, the Mishima district of Hasuike in Saga City holds this folk rite, an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. The leads are two young men dressed as kasedori. Carrying bamboo poles about 1.7 meters long with finely split tips, they rush into the worship hall of the Kumano shrine and beat the floor hard. Then, followed by boys bearing a lantern, a tengu mask, paper wands and baskets, they call at homes around the district, repeat the performance and are given rice cakes, before returning to the shrine to eat them together and talk. Once held at Little New Year on the old lunar calendar, it is the only rite of its kind known in the prefecture, a visit by gods to people's homes.
Sources
- OfficialSaga City www.city.saga.lg.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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