An autumn festival celebrating the beans’ growth with kagura and children’s sumo
Mamekarasan Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every year, on the second Sunday of October / Every year
- Location
- Inari
- Area
- Miyagi Prefecture・Tome City(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 30 min–2 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
Mamekarasan Festival is the annual festival held at Inari Shrine in Toyosato, Tome, Miyagi Prefecture. Prayers are offered for abundant harvests, in keeping with the season when soybeans mature and form pods. Highlights include children’s sumo and a performance of Kamimachi Hoin , designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Miyagi Prefecture.
About Mamekarasan Festival
Mamekarasan Festival is the annual festival of Inari Shrine in Toyosato, Tome, Miyagi Prefecture.
It is called by this name because it takes place when soybeans mature and form pods.
Prayers are offered for abundant harvests, and children’s sumo and Kamimachi Hoin Kagura are performed.
This autumn festival in Toyosato Town brings together the harvest of beans and local religious beliefs.
Source: まめからさん祭り - Wikipedia
Festival highlights
The main highlights are children’s sumo and a performance of Kamimachi Hoin Kagura.
Kamimachi Hoin Kagura is performed in prayer for abundant harvests and is said to have a tradition spanning several hundred years.
In 2005, it was designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Miyagi Prefecture.
You can see a local performing art, passed down as dance-drama based on myths and other themes, at the festival.
Source: まめからさん祭り(宮城県)の情報｜ウォーカープラス
An autumn festival celebrating the beans’ growth with kagura and children’s sumo
What to expect
As part of Inari Shrine’s annual festival, children’s sumo is held and Kamimachi Hoin Kagura is performed as an offering.
Kagura is a dance-drama based on myths and other themes, offered in prayer for abundant harvests.
The festival takes place during the busy harvest season in the bean fields, linking local farming with the shrine’s celebrations.
Check the event information for the specific order of events and their duration.
How to take part
See the link below for details on how to take part.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Inari Shrine grounds.
- Train and bus
It is a 15-minute walk from Rikuzen-Toyosato Station on the JR East Kesennuma Line.
- By car
About 7 minutes from Monou-Toyosato IC on the Sanriku Coastal Expressway.
- Parking
Available.
Event venue 宮城県登米市 稲荷神社
This map uses the venue name. Check the official guide for the event area and entrances.
Dates and season
The event is scheduled for the second Sunday of October in 2026.
It is held annually as the festival of Inari Shrine, with children’s sumo and a performance of Kamimachi Hoin Kagura.
Source: Mamekara San Matsuri 2026: dates, venue and access (Tome, Miyagi) | Wasshoi
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旧登米高等尋常小学校校舎
宮城県登米市にある歴史的建造物
写真：Kumamushi / CC BY 3.0(resized and reformatted)
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登米懐古館
宮城県登米市にある博物館
三陸復興国立公園
東北地方の三陸沿岸を区域とする国立公園
写真：Junpei Satoh / CC BY-SA 3.0(resized and reformatted)
Photo source ·Origins and History of Mamekarasan Festival
Inari Shrine is said to have been moved to its current location in Kanbun 2 (1662).
Its predecessor was a Shugendo training temple of the Honzan-ha school under the Kyoto Shogoin school, and it is also mentioned in the Fudoki Goyō Kakidashi of An'ei 3 (1774).
It later became a village shrine in 1879 and was designated a shrine receiving offerings in 1911.
The festival’s name comes from a legend that visitors trampled the fields during the bean harvest season.
Official information
Event information and tourism details are available on Tome City’s tourism-related pages.
The venue is Inari Shrine in Toyosato, Tome. The annual festival is held on the second Sunday of October.
Check the latest published information for the 2026 event date, the day’s schedule, participation requirements, and other details.
Mamekarasan Festival at a Glance
Mamekarasan Festival is the annual festival of Inari Shrine, associated with the soybean harvest season.
Prayers are offered for abundant harvests through children’s sumo and a performance of Kamimachi Hoin Kagura, designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Miyagi Prefecture.
The venue is the grounds of Inari Shrine in Toyosato, Tome, a 15-minute walk from Rikuzen-Toyosato Station and about 7 minutes by car from Monou-Toyosato IC.
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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