murmurShiozuka Highland Field Burning
Miyoshi City · Near the Shiozuka Highland observation deck
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
- Sun, Mar 29, 2026 （Ended） Shinto rite around 17:00, lighting around 17:30, expected to end around 20:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late March
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year May be postponed in bad weather
- Venue
- Near the Shiozuka Highland observation deck
- City
- Miyoshi City, Tokushima
About
Shiozuka Highland covers about 100 hectares around Mt. Shiozuka, a 1,043-meter peak straddling the Ehime–Tokushima border, and each spring 20 hectares of its grassland are burned in a ritual that heralds the new season. After a Shinto rite in the early evening, the grass is set alight, and lines of orange fire spread across the hills as darkness falls. The site is near the Shiozuka Highland observation deck in Yamashiro, Miyoshi. For 2026, the rite was planned for around 17:00, ignition for around 17:30 and the finish for around 20:00, but bad weather pushed it back from the original date. The schedule depends on the weather. Contact the Miyoshi City Tourism Association for details.
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.
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.