murmurHase Goo Sazuke and Kannon Market (Hasedera Temple)
Kurayoshi City · Hasedera Temple (Nakanomachi) and Honmachi-dori Street, Kurayoshi
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tottori Prefecture Tourism Federation · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid February
- How the date is set
- The 3rd Saturday of February The goo sazuke is on the third Saturday of February (from midnight, after the first Kannon service of the year); the Kannon Market is on the third Sunday of February
- Venue
- Hasedera Temple (Nakanomachi) and Honmachi-dori Street, Kurayoshi
- City
- Kurayoshi City, Tottori
About
Hasedera, an old Tendai temple on Mt. Utsubuki in Kurayoshi, starts the year by handing out good luck in a midnight free-for-all. Once the first Kannon service of the year is over, the Goo Sazuke begins: worshippers grapple for wooden lucky sticks printed with the sacred goo seal, wishing for good business, rich harvests and a safe home. There are 12 sticks in a normal year and 13 in a leap year. A Kannon hall is set up on the day for those unable to make the climb, and down on Honmachi-dori the Kannon Market fills the street with stalls and an old-time market feel. Inside the main hall, the shrine cabinet is a National Important Cultural Property and one of only a few late Muromachi-period structures in the San'in region. The Kurayoshi tourism association lists the Goo Sazuke for the third Saturday of February and the market for the third Sunday.
Sources
- OfficialTottori Prefecture Tourism Federation www.tottori-guide.jp
- OfficialKurayoshi Tourism MICE Association www.kurayoshi-kankou.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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