murmurYoitomakase (Hiyoshi Shrine, Yodoe)
Yonago City · From Hiyoshi Shrine through the streets of Yodoe (Yodoe-cho, Yonago City)
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
- 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 early May
- How the date is set
- Every year on May 3
- Venue
- From Hiyoshi Shrine through the streets of Yodoe (Yodoe-cho, Yonago City)
- City
- Yonago City, Tottori
About
Every May 3, right in the middle of Japan's Golden Week holidays, a procession leaves Hiyoshi Shrine in Yonago's Yodoe district and makes its way around town calling out a distinctive chant: "En-yo-iyana, en-yoitomakase, sa-sa-sa, saa yoitomakase!" The words are said to carry the hope "What a good world this is; may it become a good world; now, may it become an even better one." As they walk, participants pray for people's health and safety and for good harvests. Their energetic voices ring through the streets and liven up Yodoe for the holiday.
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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