Fuse Mountain Festival

Festival highlights

A highlight is the “Obijime” ceremony, performed to the accompaniment of kiyari work songs and drums.

After young men grip the mountain vines and are shaken vigorously back and forth, the vines are wound seven and a half turns around the sacred tree, and a large gohei wand is placed in it.

Rather than a shrine building, a great cedar serves as the object of worship, offering a glimpse of an ancient form of Shinto ritual.

A prayer to open the mountains in Fuse, bound with kiyari songs and mountain vines

What to expect

The day before the festival, participants go into the mountains for “Obikiri” to gather mountain vines and large sakaki branches.

On the day of the festival, young people gather at the Kasuga Shrine office and head to Minamidani, led by the person carrying the gohei, while singing kiyari work songs.

They perform Obijime at each festival site, winding the vines seven and a half turns and placing a large gohei wand in them. The same ceremony is held at three sacred sites.

How to take part

Visitors can watch the event.

Location and access

Venue and address

Oyama Shrine, Fuse, Oki-no-shima Town, Oki County, Shimane Prefecture.

The festival takes place at locations including Oyama Shrine in Minamidani and Nakadani.

Train and bus

It takes about 40 minutes from Saigo Port.

By car

It takes about 40 minutes from Saigo Port.

Parking

None.

Address Fuse, Oki-no-shima Town, Oki County, Shimane Prefecture

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Dates and season

2026 festival information (the listed dates have passed)

In 2026, it was held on April 5 (Sunday).

The event schedule states that the festival is held on the first Sunday of April in even-numbered years.

The festival is usually described as a 2-day event comprising Obikiri and Obijime, but the date listed for 2026 is April 5.

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Museums and art museumsOki-no-shima Town

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Origins and History of Fuse Mountain Festival

The Fuse Mountain Festival is said to be mentioned in records from the early Edo period, and has been passed down in connection with the mountains and daily life in Fuse.

Oyama Shrine is said to have enshrined Ōyamatsumi in the mid-Edo period, and before the Meiji period, yamabushi of the Hōin sect who had moved to the village held the Oyama festival rites.

Kiyari work songs were once sung at the launching ceremonies of newly built ships and during house construction, but today they are sung at the mountain festival.

Official information

For details on the venue and dates, see the link to the official Oki-no-shima Town website.

Oki-no-shima Town Hall’s Fuse Branch Office is listed as the contact.

Fuse Mountain Festival at a Glance

The Fuse Mountain Festival is a ceremony to pray for the opening of the mountains, in which young people wind mountain vines around a sacred tree to the accompaniment of kiyari work songs.

This 2-day event progresses from Obikiri to Obijime, with the seven-and-a-half turns of vine and the large gohei wand creating a striking scene.

A traditional Oki event that preserves the mountain livelihoods and beliefs of the Fuse district.