murmurYasugi Tsukinowa Festival (Tsukinowa Shinji)
Yasugi City · Yasugi town center and Yasugi Port (fireworks)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Shimane Tourism Federation · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 8–17, 2026 （Ended） Fireworks Aug 8, 20:08-20:30 at Yasugi Port; Tsukinowa Shinji Aug 14-17
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year The Tsukinowa Shinji ritual runs August 14-17 every year; the wider festival period, including fireworks, is announced each year
- Venue
- Yasugi town center and Yasugi Port (fireworks)
- City
- Yasugi City, Shimane
About
Every year from August 14 to 17, the Tsukinowa Shinji fills Yasugi with flutes and drums and is the heart of this summer festival. A float leads the procession with a lantern shaped like the tsukinowa as its sacred object, and children shout "Enya, enya, dego, dettoya!" as they go. The story comes from the Izumo Fudoki, an ancient record of the region: after a wani, a sea creature, killed a man's daughter, he prayed to the gods and took revenge, and the villagers made a spear-like weapon called the tsukinowa, like the one that killed the wani, and kept dancing to console the girl's spirit. The 2026 program also included fireworks at Yasugi Port on August 8 and neighborhood events.
Sources
- OfficialShimane Tourism Federation www.kankou-shimane.com
- 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
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.