Nosaka Shrine Spring Festival

Nosaka Shrine Spring Festival

Event Overview

The eve and the main festival are held for two days, with seven puppet floats, two taiko floats and one carrying floats milling around each town. The doll-floats are richly carved, and the doll rides in the center of the floats, and the luster of the doll and the sculpture weave touches the viewer. Taiko floats are cruised as the offering floats of the Shinkoshi along with the rhythm of the migratory time. At the main festival, the figure of the Kamikoshi leaving the main shrine mingling with 10 floats to the inn shows the full-glazed appearance of the spring sunshine. It is known locally as the Nosaka "yaka" shrine.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Nosaka Shrine
  • Address:   
  • Misa Yasaka, Oita City, Oita Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Tsuruzaki Station → Bus 10 minutes, Bus stop: Yasaka ride, 2 minutes walk

Event Period

  • April 28, 2026 (Tuesday) - April 29, 2026 (Wednesday, Holiday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Mikoshi (portable shrines), festival floats, etc.

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