Name: Sumiyoshi Matsuri
Start: 2026-07-20
End: 2026-08-01
Location: Sumiyoshi Taisha

Sumiyoshi Matsuri features the annual festival at Sumiyoshi Taisha, the Summer-Purification Rite, and the procession. Experience a festival tradition passed down through Osaka summers, with the chinowa ring-passing rite, performances offered to the deities, and a mikoshi procession along the old highway.

About Sumiyoshi Matsuri

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Sumiyoshi Matsuri is a summer festival in Osaka centered on the annual festival at Sumiyoshi Taisha, with events including the Summer-Purification Rite and a mikoshi procession.

Also known as “Oharai,” the festival centers on the Great Purification rite and annual festival associated with Sumiyoshi Okami.

The festival extends beyond the grounds of Sumiyoshi Taisha: the mikoshi procession takes it from Osaka City to Sakai City.

Source: 住吉祭 - Wikipedia / 大阪府神社庁のホームページ

Festival highlights

Highlights include a procession in ceremonial dress passing through the chinowa ring during the Summer-Purification Rite, followed by the Kumano Dance and Sumiyoshi Dance offered to the deities.

A sacred palanquin and mikoshi form a procession and travel along the old highway.

The festival also features a mikoshi carried through the Yamato River and a boat-shaped mikoshi pulled with nets by local children.

Source: 住吉祭｜大阪-大阪市天王寺エリア(天王寺/阿倍野) OSAKA-INFO EXPERIENCE

A summer festival in Osaka featuring the chinowa ring-passing rite and a mikoshi procession

What to expect

The festival consists of rites and events including the Mikoshi Washing Rite, the Yoimiya Festival, the Summer-Purification Rite and annual festival, and the mikoshi procession.

During the Summer-Purification Rite, a procession passes through the chinowa ring, accompanied by a karabitsu containing hitogata paper dolls.

The Kumano Dance and Sumiyoshi Dance are offered during the annual festival, and the mikoshi procession travels from Sumiyoshi Taisha to Shukuin Tongu in Sakai.

Source: 令和8年住吉祭（夏祭）について | お知らせ | 住吉大社

Location and access

Venue and address

Sumiyoshi Taisha (2-9-89 Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture).

The Mikoshi Washing Rite takes place at Sumiyoshi Park. The mikoshi procession travels south along the Kishu Kaido from Sumiyoshi Taisha to Shukuin Tongu in Sakai.

Train and bus

A 3-minute walk east from Sumiyoshi Taisha Station on the Nankai Main Line, a 5-minute walk west from Sumiyoshi-Higashi Station on the Nankai Koya Line, or just a short walk from Sumiyoshi--mae Station on the Hankai Line of the Hankai Tramway.

By car

During the mikoshi procession on July 26, traffic restrictions are planned on the Kishu Kaido and surrounding roads between Sumiyoshi Taisha and Sakai Shukuin Tongu.

Parking

Visitor parking is available on July 31 and August 1. It costs 1,000 yen per hour, with no maximum fee.

Those who receive a prayer service get 2 hours of free parking.

Address 2-9-89 Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

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Dates and season

2026 Event Information (The listed dates have passed)

In 2026, the Mikoshi Washing Rite is scheduled for July 20, the mikoshi procession for July 26, the Yoimiya Festival for July 30, the Summer-Purification Rite and annual festival for July 31, and the Tongu Festival and Hishaku-bori Purification Rite for August 1.

The Mikoshi Washing Rite takes place at Sumiyoshi Park, and the mikoshi procession travels from Sumiyoshi Taisha to Shukuin Tongu in Sakai.

Food stalls will also be set up on the grounds on July 31 and August 1.

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Origins and History of Sumiyoshi Matsuri

Sumiyoshi Matsuri is said to have been held regularly in the sixth month as a purification rite as early as the Nara period.

The festival as it is practiced today is passed down as a sequence centered on the Great Purification and annual festival associated with Sumiyoshi Okami, followed by the mikoshi procession and the Aranagi Great Purification at Shukuin Tongu.

The mikoshi procession on foot was revived in 2005.

Official information

Information about the 2026 rites, food stalls, parking, the mikoshi procession route, and traffic restrictions is provided in notices from Sumiyoshi Taisha.