Marvel at the proceedings of the Ujigami Autumn festival in Kumihama!

The Kamitani Shrine Autumn festival in Kumihama takes place every October and is held to thank the gods for a plentiful harvest.

This festival not only celebrates harvest and gives thanks, but it also shows the strength of the locals. The Autumn Festival Young Person’s association will lead the festivities with an offering to the gods and a procession through the town.

The main event of the festival is the procession where the local men gather their strength and carry a large Taikodai (Taiko drum float) through the streets.

Event Details

Date: Sunday 13th October

Time: 7:00am-12:00pm (7-7:30am Main Shrine Celebration, 9am Offering to the Gods, 9:50am-12pm Procession)

Location: Kamitani Tachinomiya, 1314, Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Post Code: 629-3410

The procession will move from the shrine at 9:50am towards the town centre and down the main road between 10am-11:10am, before looping back towards the shrine for 12pm.

This event will be cancelled in the event of rain.

Check out our previous blog post about the festival here

Click here for the shrine’s official web page (in Japanese).

Link to our Facebook Event Page here