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Okuizumo Town · Ooro district, Okuizumo
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Shimane Tourism Federation · 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 August
- How the date is set
- Every year on August 24
- Venue
- Ooro district, Okuizumo
- City
- Okuizumo Town, Shimane
About
On August 24, children ride flower-decked floats around the Ooro district of Okuizumo, drumming and singing in this traditional musical procession. Each float (now a truck) carries 10 elementary school children, the boys in kamishimo with crowns and headbands, the girls in kimono and flowered hats; they beat drums and shake rattles in time with the songs. Adult flute players walk alongside, and the three groups compete with one another as they make their way through Ooro. The custom is old but once died out completely; around 1975 young people of the district brought it back in its original form with guidance from elders, and now the whole community holds it.
Sources
- OfficialShimane Tourism Federation 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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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