Jōriku Kōsha Miyagi Festival (Ishioka no Matsuri)

Jōriku Kōsha Miyagi Festival (Ishioka no Matsuri)

Event Overview

The most important festival of the Jōriku Kōsha Palace. On the first day, the ceremony of the regular festival was held. On the first day of the holiday, the Daijinkoshi will appear from the main shrine of the Ishioka City Designated Cultural Property, and the Shinko Festival will be used to extend the spirit to the temporary shrine in the city. Ojingkoshi mingle around the city along with more than 30 "horo-shishi" and about 2000 Ujishi. Sumo, Jūzaza Kagura, and Miko Mai are dedicated at the precinct in the middle of the day, and in the afternoon a large procession of horo lions and floats at Ekimae Street. On the last day, Ojingkoshi will return to the shrine. Hundreds of thousands of tourists come to the city and it is so busy that it is called the Three Great Kantō Festival. Image courtesy:(C) Seiji Tonomura

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Jōriku Kōsha Shrine, Ishioka City (central city area), Ekimae Station
  • Address:   
  • 2-8-1, Ishioka, Ibaraki
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Ishioka Station → 15 minutes on foot; or Ibaraki Airport → bus 20 minutes, bus stop: Ishioka Station off, 15 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:   
5km 10 minutes from Joban Road Chiyoda Ishioka IC via National Route 6; or 5km 10 minutes from Joban Road Ishioka Komidama Smart IC via National Route 6
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0299-22-2233 (Jōriku Kōyō Shrine)
  • Parking Number:   
40 units/free. Example Only temporary parking during the festival period

Event Period

  • September 13 (Saturday) - September 15 (Monday, Holiday), 2025

Price

Free

Event Category

Mikoshi (portable shrines), festival floats, etc.


The floats in each Ujiko town gathered in front of JR Ishioka Station
(C) Seiji Tonomura

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