murmurKamiyodo Hassaku Rite (Tug-of-War)
Yonago City · Kamiyodo district, Yodoe-cho Fukuoka, Yonago (Tenjingaki Shrine)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Yonago City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
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- 2027
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- Usual timing
- Usually early September
- How the date is set
- The 1st Sunday of September
- Venue
- Kamiyodo district, Yodoe-cho Fukuoka, Yonago (Tenjingaki Shrine)
- City
- Yonago City, Tottori
About
On the first Sunday of September, the Kamiyodo district of Yodoe in Yonago marks Hassaku around Tenjingaki Shrine. Hassaku is the first day of the eighth lunar month, when early rice comes into ear, so it is also called the festival of the rice harvest. Many parts of Japan observe Hassaku, but only Kamiyodo does so with a tug-of-war. The custom used to be found in Sazami and Imazu elsewhere in Yodoe and in Hyogo Prefecture's Tajima area too, yet it has disappeared from all of them, leaving Kamiyodo as the sole keeper of the Hassaku tug-of-war. The series of rites is an intangible folk cultural property of Yonago City, and the tug-of-war has been selected by the national government as an intangible folk cultural asset worth recording.
Sources
- OfficialYonago City Tourism Association www.yonago-navi.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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