murmurOda Higan Market (Spring)
Oda City · Shopping streets from JR Odashi Station to the Honmachi crossing
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Shimane Tourism Association (Shimane Tourism Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 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 late March
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually held on the spring equinox holiday and the following day; dates may shift, for example when a Monday is a holiday
- Venue
- Shopping streets from JR Odashi Station to the Honmachi crossing
- City
- Oda City, Shimane
About
On the middle day of the spring equinox week and the following day, stalls fill central Oda from the station area along the main street. They sell saplings and garden plants, farm tools, household goods, clothes, sundries and toys. Locals know the market as "Chunitsuan." A plant market is also held at the Oda Civic Hall. Coming just as farm work starts, the market gave rise to the saying that spring on the Iwami road begins with Oda's Higan market. It is said to have formed in the Kan'ei era from several temple and shrine fairs that merged, and was once called the hoe market or bamboo market, when people from surrounding areas came to sell farm tools at the spring equinox. The Oda Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes it, and the same market returns at the autumn equinox.
Sources
- OfficialShimane Tourism Association (Shimane Tourism Navi) www.kankou-shimane.com
- OfficialOda Chamber of Commerce and Industry www.ohdacci.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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