murmurShimenawa Festival (Dan-no-ura)
Shimonoseki City · Dan-no-ura coast (near Tateishi Inari)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Yamaguchi Prefecture Tourism Federation (Oidemase Yamaguchi) · 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 December
- How the date is set
- Every year on December 10
- Venue
- Dan-no-ura coast (near Tateishi Inari)
- City
- Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi
About
At Dan-no-ura in Shimonoseki, Shinto priests hang a sacred shimenawa rope on a large rock standing in the sea. Legend tells of a time when downpours, typhoons, fires and disease came one after another, until a divine message promised the misfortunes would stop if a toppled boulder were raised; when the rock was stood upright, the disasters ended. The rite takes place on the shore near Tateishi Inari and is a familiar winter sight on the Kanmon Strait. The prefectural tourism site gives the date as December 10, and Akama Shrine handles inquiries. From JR Shimonoseki Station, ride a bus for about 10 minutes to the Dan-no-ura stop and walk about 5 minutes.
Sources
- OfficialYamaguchi Prefecture Tourism Federation (Oidemase Yamaguchi) yamaguchi-tourism.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.
Other events this month
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.