The Tenryo Festival, where castle-shaped dashi and prayers bring color to Kuroshima
Kuroshima Tenryo Festival
The 2026 edition of Kuroshima Tenryo Festival has ended.
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/08/17 〜 2026/08/18Ended
- Season / frequency
- Every year on August 17 and 18 / Every year
- Location
- Kuroshima district, Monzen-machi; Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine
- Area
- Ishikawa Prefecture・Wajima City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 30 min–3 h · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Features
- Highlights and activities
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
A traditional festival in which castle-shaped and a travel through Kuroshima, a town that prospered as a port of call for the Kitamaebune. Prayers for safety at sea and abundant harvests are carried on through processions, , and dances.
About Kuroshima Tenryo Festival
The Kuroshima Tenryo Festival is a festival handed down in the Kuroshima district of Monzen-machi, Wajima City, which prospered as a port of call for the Kitamaebune.
Praying for safety at sea and abundant harvests, castle-shaped dashi modeled after Osaka Castle and Nagoya Castle, along with a mikoshi, travel through the town.
A children’s yakko-furi procession, shishimai, and Yachiyo Sakaebushi dances also bring the festival to life.
An event that carries on the Kitamaebune culture and community prayers of Kuroshima.
Source: 黒島天領祭 2026年8月17日・18日 | 能登輪島.jp
Festival highlights
The main highlights are the 2 castle-shaped dashi, Osaka Castle Dashi and Nagoya Castle Dashi.
Standing about 9 meters tall and built with 2 or 3 tiers, it has a distinctive splendor as it moves through the streets of Kuroshima.
Other highlights include a children’s yakko-furi procession, shishimai that purifies the town and offers prayers for health and protection from illness, and Yachiyo Sakaebushi and residents’ dances at night.
The Tenryo Festival, where castle-shaped dashi and prayers bring color to Kuroshima
What to expect
The procession begins after the mikoshi and dashi set off, then travels through the Kuroshima district toward either its northern or southern end.
Along the route, you can watch castle-shaped dashi and mikoshi, a yakko-furi procession, and shishimai.
From dusk onward, there are Yachiyo Sakaebushi circle dances and residents’ dances, and festivalgoers spend the time of the festival enjoying dances from the community.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Kuroshima district, Monzen-machi; Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine.
The address is Kuroshimacho, Monzen-machi, Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
During the festival, dashi and mikoshi travel through the district, starting from places such as the area in front of the museum.
Source: 日本遺産『荒波を越えた男たちの夢が紡いだ異空間～北前船寄港地・船主集落～』 | 輪島市
Address Kuroshimacho, Monzen-machi, Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Dates and season
2026 event information (the listed dates have passed)
In 2026, the festival was held on August 17 and 18.
On the 17th, the ceremony and dashi procession took place from 14:30, followed by the northern-end ceremony at 16:00 and, at night, the ceremony, Yachiyo Sakaebushi, and residents’ dances.
On the 18th, the mikoshi and dashi set off at 13:30, and the sacred objects were returned to the shrine at Miyashita at 17:00.
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Nearby attractions
The Kuroshima district is home to the former Kakumi family residence and the Kuroshima Tenryo Kitamaebune Museum, which convey the history of the area as a Kitamaebune shipowner settlement.
The former Kakumi family residence is listed as an Important Cultural Property, and the museum displays materials related to the Kitamaebune and the Kuroshima Tenryo Festival.
However, as of August 31, 2026, both facilities are listed as closed.
永井豪記念館
石川県輪島市にある博物館
石川県輪島漆芸美術館
石川県輪島市にある漆芸専門美術館
重蔵神社
石川県輪島市河井町にある神社
Origins and History of Kuroshima Tenryo Festival
Kuroshima became a tenryo (domain under direct shogunate control) during the Edo period and prospered as a port of call for the Kitamaebune and a shipowner settlement.
The Kuroshima Tenryo Festival is said to have originated with a great mikoshi donated by Kitamaebune shipowners as a prayer for safe voyages.
The festival carries on the community’s faith and prayers for safety at sea and abundant harvests, as well as traces of the culture brought by the Kitamaebune.
Official information
Wajima City introduces the Kuroshima Tenryo Festival as one of the city’s cultural properties that convey Kitamaebune culture.
Along with the historic buildings of the Kuroshima district and the former Kakumi family residence, it is recognized as a cultural asset that tells the history of Kitamaebune port towns and shipowner settlements.
Kuroshima Tenryo Festival at a Glance
The Kuroshima Tenryo Festival is held in the Kuroshima district, which carries on the history of the Kitamaebune, and is a festival praying for safety at sea and abundant harvests.
Dashi about 9 meters tall and modeled after Osaka Castle and Nagoya Castle, along with a mikoshi, a yakko-furi procession, and shishimai, travel through the town.
Including the Yachiyo Sakaebushi dance, this festival offers a sense of Kuroshima’s history and the prayers of its community.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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