murmurUbe Shrine Grand Festival (Kirin Lion Dance)
Tottori City · Ube Shrine (Kokufu-cho, Tottori City)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Ube Shrine · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
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- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually mid April
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Eve festival on April 20 and main rite on April 21; the procession is held on the Saturday or Sunday nearest April 21
- Venue
- Ube Shrine (Kokufu-cho, Tottori City)
- City
- Tottori City, Tottori
About
Ube Shrine in Tottori City's Kokufu district, honored as the foremost shrine of old Inaba Province, saves its most important celebration for spring. The eve festival is on April 20 and the main rite on April 21, while a grand procession takes place on the Saturday or Sunday nearest April 21. The Kirin lion dance offered here is a stately performance by a one-horned lion, a style mostly found in the Inaba area, and is said to have started some 350 years ago; shrine maidens also perform the Urayasu dance. On procession day a large portable shrine sets out, joined by warriors in armor holding green bamboo and by yakko footmen whose dance preserves the look of the Tottori domain's journeys to Edo. In 2026 the procession took place on April 19, the eve festival on April 20 and the main rite on April 21.
Sources
- OfficialUbe Shrine www.ubejinja.or.jp
- OfficialUbe Shrine www.ubejinja.or.jp
- OfficialTottori Prefecture Tourism Federation www.tottori-guide.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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