Toyoma’s autumn festival, told through dashi featuring rocky mountains and figures
The Dashi Event at Toyoma Autumn Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every year, September, the 3rd Saturday and Sunday / Every year
- Location
- Tome Shrine
- 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.
- Last updated
- 2026/10/21
This traditional event features decorated with rocky mountains, buildings, and figures taking to the streets for Tome Shrine’s autumn . It is said to have taken its current form in Enpō 3 (1675), and preserves the characteristics of dashi festivals from the Sendai Domain.
About The Dashi Event at Toyoma Autumn Festival
The dashi event at Toyoma Autumn Festival takes place during the autumn reisai of Tome Shrine, the principal guardian shrine of Toyoma Town, Tome City.
The festival is said to have taken its current form in Enpō 3 (1675), and dashi appear with figures placed atop structures such as rocky mountains, pagodas, and palaces.
This is a prefecturally designated intangible folk cultural property that preserves the traditions and characteristics of dashi festivals from the Sendai Domain.
Festival highlights
One highlight is that this event is said to feature the largest number of dashi among festivals held in the prefecture that include dashi.
The dashi are decorated with figures of zodiac animals and characters from myths and tales.
The traditional decorations centered on rocky mountains and figures preserve the characteristics of dashi festivals once held in the Sendai Domain.
Toyoma’s autumn festival, told through dashi featuring rocky mountains and figures
What to expect
During this event, dashi take to the streets for Tome Shrine’s autumn reisai.
The dashi feature figures placed atop structures representing rocky mountains, pagodas, palaces, and other forms, and take as their themes zodiac animals and characters from myths and tales.
The dashi have traditionally been made for each festival, carrying on local decorative techniques and ways of depicting these themes.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Tome Shrine’s autumn reisai / Ter池, Toyoma Town, Tome City
Address Ter池, Toyoma Town, Tome City
Dates and season
- Season
Every year, September, the 3rd Saturday and Sunday
- Frequency
Every year
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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 The Dashi Event at Toyoma Autumn Festival
The dashi event at Toyoma Autumn Festival is said to have taken its current form in Enpō 3 (1675).
In the Sendai domain, it was common for dashi to appear at festivals for local guardian shrines and other sites in towns. They were decorated with figures representing zodiac animals and characters from myths and tales.
Today, Toyoma Autumn Festival is considered an event that well represents the Sendai Domain’s dashi festival tradition, characterized by rocky mountains and figures.
Official information
The Miyagi Prefecture official website’s “Designated Cultural Properties [Prefecturally Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property]: The Dashi Event at Toyoma Autumn Festival” introduces the cultural property’s location, preservation group, public viewing dates, and event details.
The Dashi Event at Toyoma Autumn Festival at a Glance
The dashi event at Toyoma Autumn Festival is a dashi event held during Tome Shrine’s autumn reisai in Toyoma Town, Tome City.
The festival is said to have taken its current form in Enpō 3 (1675), and it carries on the traditional decorations of placing figures atop rocky mountains and buildings.
It is said to feature the largest number of dashi among festivals in the prefecture that include dashi, and is a prefecturally designated intangible folk cultural property that preserves the characteristics of dashi festivals from the Sendai Domain.
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Article updated: 2026/10/21
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