A spring festival in Shimo-Nashi, with a mikoshi procession led by shishimai
Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every year on April 23 / Every year
- Location
- Jinushi Shrine, Shimo-Nashi District
- Area
- Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 10 min–2 h 40 min · 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.
- Last updated
- 2026/10/20
Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi is a spring festival in Gokayama, featuring a procession through Shimo-Nashi District led by .
About Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi
Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi is a festival held every year on April 23 in Shimo-Nashi District, Nanto City.
One of the spring festivals in the Gokayama region marking the end of the long winter, it features a mikoshi procession through the district led by shishimai.
At dusk on the previous day, a is held at Jinushi Shrine, and the mikoshi is carried from the mikoshi hall to the .
An intangible folk cultural property designated by the city and passed down by the of Shimo-Nashi District.
Source: 南砺市文化芸術アーカイブズ
Festival highlights
The highlight is the long procession, led by shishimai and including the mikoshi, as it makes its way through the district.
After the ujigami is transferred into the mikoshi during the previous day’s shinji, members of the shishimai group keep an all-night watch to guard it until the festival begins.
This is said to be the only festival in the Gokayama region featuring a mikoshi procession, and it is regarded as a precious festival passed down through the community.
Its distinctive feature is the way the shishimai, mikoshi, and procession through the district come together as one.
A spring festival in Shimo-Nashi, with a mikoshi procession led by shishimai
What to expect
The festival begins at dusk on the 22nd with a shinji at Jinushi Shrine.
The mikoshi is carried from the mikoshi hall to the haiden, and after the chief priest transfers the ujigami from the inner sanctuary into the mikoshi, members of the shishimai group keep an all-night watch until the festival the following day.
On the 23rd, a long procession led by shishimai carries the mikoshi through Shimo-Nashi District.
The festival links the previous day’s shinji and vigil over the mikoshi with the procession on the following day.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Jinushi Shrine, Shimo-Nashi, Nanto City
Address Shimo-Nashi, Nanto City
Dates and season
- Season
Every year on April 23
- Frequency
Every year
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Nearby attractions
南砺市立福光美術館
日本の富山県南砺市にある公立美術館
福野文化創造センターヘリオス
富山県南砺市の博物館・美術館のスポットです。
高瀬神社
富山県南砺市高瀬にある神社
Origins and History of Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi
Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi is a folk cultural property passed down in the Taira area of Nanto City.
It was designated a municipal cultural property in Heisei 13 December 18, and its owner is listed as the ujiko of Shimo-Nashi Jinushi Shrine.
The mikoshi procession is described as unique in the Gokayama region, and the festival is recorded as a precious local tradition.
No earlier origins or details of how the festival was established are given.
Official information
Nanto City Cultural Arts Archives, “Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi”
Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi at a Glance
Shimo-Nashi Gojunkō no Gi is a festival held every year on April 23 in Shimo-Nashi, Nanto City, and is designated a municipal intangible folk cultural property.
A shinji is held at Jinushi Shrine at dusk on the 22nd. After the ujigami is transferred into the mikoshi, members of the shishimai group guard it until the festival the following day.
On the 23rd, a long procession of the mikoshi makes its way through the district, led by shishimai.
It is said to be the only festival in the Gokayama region featuring a mikoshi procession.
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Article updated: 2026/10/20
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