murmurIzumo Taisha Grand Annual Festival (Daisairei)
Izumo City · Izumo Taisha (Izumo Oyashiro) Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Izumo Taisha · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- May 13–18, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid May
- How the date is set
- Every year, May 13 – May 18 Eve rite on the 13th, the main festival on the 14th, a portable-shrine procession on the 15th, further rites on the 16th, and a kagura offering on the 18th
- Venue
- Izumo Taisha (Izumo Oyashiro) Shrine
- City
- Izumo City, Shimane
About
Izumo Taisha's Daisairei runs for several days from an eve ceremony on May 13 and centers on the annual rite, considered the shrine's most important ceremony. On the morning of May 14, arrows are shot along the pine-lined approach to purify the grounds, and then an envoy of the Emperor is welcomed for the annual rite, followed by rice-planting dances and yabusame horseback archery on the approach. On May 15, local parishioners of Taisha carry a portable shrine around town to festival music, accompanied by a procession of children, and further rites take place on May 16. During the festival Izumo kagura is offered in front of the Kaguraden, and a grand tea gathering and exhibitions of calligraphy, painting and flower arrangement draw crowds. In the past it was called the Sangatsu-e, a major festival held over three days in the third month of the lunar calendar.
Sources
- OfficialIzumo Taisha izumooyashiro.or.jp
- OfficialIzumo Taisha izumooyashiro.or.jp
- OfficialShimane Tourism Association www.kankou-shimane.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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