murmurShimada Mage Festival (Traditional Hairstyle Festival)
Shimada City · Udaji Temple and the Kawagoshi Kaido historic street
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Shimada City Tourism Division · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Sep 20, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid September
- How the date is set
- The 3rd Sunday of September Held on the third Sunday of September
- Venue
- Udaji Temple and the Kawagoshi Kaido historic street
- City
- Shimada City, Shizuoka
About
Shimada's festival gives thanks for the Shimada mage hairstyle and for Tora Gozen, the Shimada-born courtesan of Oiso who is credited with inventing it. It grew out of a thanksgiving held for her in 1933 and has carried on since. The main sights are the Shimada Mage Dochu, a dancing procession of young women whose hair is dressed in many versions of the mage, all in matching yukata, and a memorial service for hair at Udaji Temple. On the Kawagoshi Kaido street you can watch the dancers, be served tea, and see traditional Japanese hair being styled, while food trucks gather for a market. The Shimada Mage Festival preservation society runs the event, and a rain schedule is used when the weather turns.
Sources
- OfficialShimada City Tourism Division www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp
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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