murmurOsato Hachiman Shrine Autumn Festival
Kaiyo Town · Around Osato Hachiman Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kaiyo Town Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Oct 11, 2026 （Ended） Festival from 10:00 (shrine entry, portable shrine, beach procession), horseback archery from 15:30, fireworks from 19:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Around Osato Hachiman Shrine
- City
- Kaiyo Town, Tokushima
About
The autumn festival of Osato Hachiman Shrine honors the guardian deity of the entire Kaifu River basin. Its signature moment comes when sekibune boat floats and danjiri carts race across the pine-fringed beach to gongs and drums, throwing up clouds of sand. After the Shinto rites and the danjiri's entry into the shrine, the portable shrine, danjiri and boat floats all head down to the shore, joined by lion dancers, tengu goblins and mounted archers. In the evening, fireworks are offered from the Kaifu River bed. Volunteers are sought for the women's danjiri, which hauls a cart to the deity. Food stalls set up for the day. Park at Awa-Kainan Bunkamura and take the shuttle bus to near the shrine; street parking is discouraged because it gets in the way of the danjiri.
Sources
- OfficialKaiyo Town Tourism Association www.kaiyo-kankou.jp
- OfficialTokushima Prefecture Tourism Association (Awanavi) www.awanavi.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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