An agricultural shinji passed down in Tarumi, where misogi in the Neo River and target shooting are used to divine a good harvest
Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival
The 2026 edition of Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival has ended.
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/02/27Ended
- Season / frequency
- Every year, day 11 of lunar month 1 / Every year
- Location
- Tarumi Hakusan and the Neo River
- Area
- Gifu Prefecture・Motosu City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h–2 h 30 min · bullet train + connecting 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.
- Highlights and activities
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival is an agricultural associated with Hakusan worship. The year’s abundance or scarcity is divined through in the Neo River, and a communal meal at the shrine, target shooting, and dice divination.
About Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival
Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival is an agricultural shinji associated with Hakusan worship, held every year on day 11 of lunar month 1.
Designated a Gifu Prefecture Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, its traditions are carried on at Tarumi Hakusan Shrine, the Neo River, and the homes of those responsible for organizing the festival.
A distinctive feature is the use of target shooting and dice divination to predict the year’s harvest and abundance or scarcity.
Festival highlights
Highlights include the misogi purification in the Neo River, where the festival attendants cleanse themselves, and the target-shooting rite held at the festival’s climax.
Each of the 2 young men chosen for the role shoots 3 arrows, for a total of 6, and the outcome of the shots is used to divine the year’s harvest.
After the shinji, there are dengaku and a communal meal, followed by a harvest divination using dice made from daikon radish.
An agricultural shinji passed down in Tarumi, where misogi in the Neo River and target shooting are used to divine a good harvest
What to expect
The day before, villagers gather at the home of those responsible for organizing the festival to make sacred chopsticks, dengaku, arrows for the contest, and a target for the bow.
At around 11 a.m. on the day of the festival, 2 attendants perform misogi in the Neo River. The rites then proceed with offerings and before the kami, followed by a communal meal in the .
Target shooting and harvest divination follow, and at the end of the shrine ceremonies, dengaku is distributed to those gathered.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Tarumi Hakusan Shrine grounds and the Neo River, Tarumi, Neo, Motosu City
- Train and bus
Get off at Tarumi Station on the Tarumi Railway; 10-minute walk
Address Tarumi, Neo, Motosu City
Dates and season
2026 event information (the listed dates have passed)
From 10:30 a.m. on February 27, 2026 (Friday).
The Reiwa 8 event notice says it is scheduled to take place at Tarumi Hakusan Shrine in Neo, Motosu, and the Neo River.
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Origins and History of Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival
The festival’s origins are unknown, but a waniguchi bell said to have been present when the haiden of Hakusan Shrine was rebuilt bears the inscription “Genroku 5 (1692)November.”
It was designated a Gifu Prefecture Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property on June 15, 1979.
Villagers make the festival implements, and the tradition is passed down in a form that combines shrine rites with divination.
Official information
Motosu City’s official information: “Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival”
Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival at a Glance
Tarumi’s Jūichinichi Festival is an agricultural shinji passed down at Tarumi Hakusan Shrine and the Neo River, among other locations, on day 11 of lunar month 1.
The festival divines abundance or scarcity through the attendants’ misogi, rites before the kami, a communal meal, target shooting, and dice divination. The day before, villagers prepare dengaku and festival implements.
The festival is recorded as a Gifu Prefecture-designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
