murmurDengaku of Shirahige Shrine
Saga City · Shirahige Shrine, Kawakubo, Kubooizumi, Saga
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
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Every year, October 18 – October 19
- Venue
- Shirahige Shrine, Kawakubo, Kubooizumi, Saga
- City
- Saga City, Saga
About
Every October 18 and October 19, at the festival of Shirahige Shrine in Kubooizumi, Saga, people from the Kawakubo district offer this dengaku, a kind of chigo dengaku recognized as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan and an uncommon sight in Kyushu. Roles are split by age: little ones hold paper flowers or a hand drum, boys clack the sasara, young men beat drums, and older men play flutes, each group with its own costume and movements. The oldest record is the inscription on a stone torii erected in 1734, and the dance is believed to have started as drumming to accompany rice-planting songs.
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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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