murmurTsurugisan Hongu Summit Grand Festival
Mima City · Tsurugisan Hongu (Hozoishi 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 not confirmed
- 2026
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- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually mid July
- How the date is set
- Every year on July 17
- Venue
- Tsurugisan Hongu (Hozoishi Shrine)
- City
- Mima City, Tokushima
About
Every July 17, Tsurugisan Hongu, the shrine on top of Mt. Tsurugi, western Japan's second-highest mountain, holds its summer grand festival, regarded as the signal that summer has come to the mountain. Many local people join in as a mikoshi is carried along steep trails, and rice cakes are thrown to the crowd. The venue is Hozoishi Shrine in Koyadaira, Mima City. Without a car, ride the JR Tokushima Line to Anabuki Station, take the Anabuki–Koyadaira connecting bus to its last stop, and then hike about 150 minutes. Come equipped for a proper mountain climb. Inquiries go to the Inbe Culture Institute.
Sources
- OfficialTokushima Prefecture Tourism Association (Awanavi) www.awanavi.jp
- Reference「霊峰剣山山頂大祭」のお知らせ - 一般社団法人 忌部文化研究所 www.awainbe.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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