murmurShishikui Gion Matsuri
Kaiyo Town · Around Shishikui Yasaka Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tokushima Prefecture Tourism Association (Awanavi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 16–17, 2026 （Ended） Eve: from 18:00 (fireworks from 20:30); main day: from 10:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Around Shishikui Yasaka Shrine
- City
- Kaiyo Town, Tokushima
About
Yasaka Shrine in Shishikui, Kaiyo, and the streets around it host this summer festival in two parts, the eve and the main day. From evening on the eve, stalls offer takoyaki, lottery games and more, while a danjiri float and bamboo lanterns glow in the dark, and roughly 400 fireworks are sent up as an offering. The main day starts with prayers for road and sea safety, family well-being and protection from illness. Following the formal Gion festival rite, the Noh preservation society presents a lion dance, Yatsuhashi and Sakiyari inside the shrine, then the mikoshi travels from the shrine to the beach in the shinkosai procession. A rice-cake scramble ends the festival. Watching is free, and the shrine is a short walk from the Asa Kaigan Railway station.
Sources
- 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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