murmurYabusame Horseback Archery at Washibara Hachimangu Shrine
Tsuwano Town · Washibara Hachimangu Shrine and its yabusame course (Washibara Park)
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 confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Apr 5, 2026 （Ended） Morning session from around 10:00; afternoon session from around 13:30
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early April
- How the date is set
- The 1st Sunday of April
- Venue
- Washibara Hachimangu Shrine and its yabusame course (Washibara Park)
- City
- Tsuwano Town, Shimane
About
On the first Sunday of April every year, Tsuwano celebrates spring with horseback archery on the yabusame course of Washibara Hachimangu Shrine. The 250-meter track has three targets. Three archers ride in Kamakura-period hunting dress, and in a typical year 12 more gallop past in lighter dress. The morning session begins around 10:00 and the afternoon session around 13:30. Watching is free, and paid reserved seats are available. The course, a Shimane Prefecture historic site, is said to have been laid out in the Muromachi period by the lord Yoshimi Masayori when he built the shrine, and was once praised as the finest in Japan for keeping its ancient form. Practiced in the Ogasawara style, the ritual thrived in the Edo period, lapsed after the Meiji era and was revived by local people in the Showa era.
Sources
- OfficialShimane Tourism Association (Shimane Tourism Navi) 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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