murmurShishikui Hachiman Shrine Festival
Kaiyo Town · Around Shishikui Hachiman 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
- Sep 26–27, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Around Shishikui Hachiman Shrine
- City
- Kaiyo Town, Tokushima
About
Shishikui Hachiman Shrine, the local guardian shrine of Shishikui in Kaiyo, holds this autumn festival. Its deity is Hondawake no Mikoto, and so many townspeople belong to its parish that it has long been held in especially high regard. These days the festival brings danjiri floats and sekibune boat floats out into the streets, and night stalls set up. According to old records, the annual rite once featured a sacred procession, horse racing and sumo, and people went door to door singing songs called mago-uta, though nobody knows how that began. From Shishikui Station on the Asa Kaigan Railway, the shrine is about 5 minutes on foot.
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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