murmurYaizu Shrine Grand Festival (Aramatsuri)
Yaizu City · Yaizu Shrine and central Yaizu
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Yaizu Shrine · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 12–13, 2026 （Ended） Confirmed 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 mid August
- How the date is set
- Every year, August 12 – August 13
- Venue
- Yaizu Shrine and central Yaizu
- City
- Yaizu City, Shizuoka
About
The summer grand festival of Yaizu Shrine is famed as "Tokai's foremost Aramatsuri." Its core is the procession of the portable shrine, bound tight with a heavy hemp rope called the omawashi. It leaves the shrine in the morning, makes the round of resting stations across the city to the distinctive chant of "an-etton," and comes back late at night, its bearers dressed entirely in white. Sacred roles such as Sarutahiko and a mounted archer join the line, and at its head girls in tekomai costume sing lion kiyari songs. According to the shrine, "ara" here means not rough but simple and pure, meeting the gods with an unadorned heart. The way the omawashi is tied reflects rope skills refined by Yaizu's fishermen, and the whole festival carries the spirit of a fishing town.
Sources
- OfficialYaizu Shrine yaizujinja.or.jp
- Date checkShizuoka Shimbun (@S) www.at-s.com
- Reference焼津神社大祭 荒祭［焼津市］｜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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