murmurYoshida Fire Festival and Susuki Festival
Fujiyoshida City · Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine and the Kamiyoshida district
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fujiyoshida Tourism Promotion Service · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 26–27, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Aug 26–27, 2027
- Usual timing
- Usually late August
- How the date is set
- Every year, August 26 – August 27
- Venue
- Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine and the Kamiyoshida district
- City
- Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi
About
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine and Suwa Shrine hold this festival every year on August 26 and 27. Fujiyoshida's signature festival, it has more than 450 years of history and is counted among Japan's three great unusual festivals. On the afternoon of August 26, after the rites, two mikoshi, the Omyojin-san in the classic myojin style and the Mikage (Oyama-san) shaped like Mount Fuji, are carried out into the streets of Kamiyoshida. Around dusk, as they reach the otabisho, more than 100 great torches 3 meters tall, built in the shape of bamboo shoots, are lit one after another, and about 2 km of street glows with flame. On the afternoon of August 27 the mikoshi tour the town and return to the shrine, and the festival peaks as parishioners holding pampas grass offerings chase them around the grounds.
Sources
- OfficialFujiyoshida Tourism Promotion Service fujiyoshida.net
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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