murmurYabusame Festival at Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
Fujinomiya City · Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha (Sakura no Baba and surrounding area)
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Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Tue, May 5, 2026 （Ended） Main yabusame ceremony about 15:00–16:00Confirmed from the official annual schedule and Shizuoka Shimbun (@S)’s notice for that year
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early May
- How the date is set
- Every year on May 5 Preliminary rites on the 4th and a closing ceremony on the 6th
- Venue
- Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha (Sakura no Baba and surrounding area)
- City
- Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka
About
Around the Boys' Festival, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha in Fujinomiya hosts a festival built around yabusame, archery from horseback. Shrine tradition dates it to 1193, when Minamoto no Yoritomo, hunting at the foot of Mount Fuji, dedicated yabusame here to pray for victory in arms and peace across the land; old records mention it, and it has lasted more than eight centuries. The main day opens with an ancient-style ceremony by a local preservation society, followed by a parade of about a hundred people dressed as Kamakura-era warriors and other figures. Then, in the Shinji Yabusame, Ogasawara-school archers gallop down the Sakura no Baba and strike two targets one after the other. On the eve, purification rites take place by the Fuji River and horses run in the Kamunakake rite. Targets that have been hit are treasured as good-luck charms.
Sources
- OfficialFujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha fuji-hongu.or.jp
- Date checkShizuoka Shimbun (@S) www.at-s.com
- Reference流鏑馬祭＜富士山本宮浅間大社＞［富士宮市］｜静岡新聞アットエス www.at-s.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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