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December 2026 1 events
Gathering Chugoku C
12/31–12/31
Chinkasai at Miyajima: Carrying Fire into the New Year
On the last evening of the year, the tide is out at Miyajima and the great gate stands on wet sand. The crowds that fil
Year-round
Gathering Chugoku I
通年（2〜4月初旬に架け替えあり）
Iya Kazurabashi: The Vine Bridge of the Hidden Valley
162-2 Zentoku, Nishi-Iyayama, Miyoshi City, Tokushima
The bridge is made entirely of mountain vines, woven and suspended over a gorge that drops fourteen meters to the river
Gathering Chugoku I
例年11月下旬〜12月上旬
Izumo Taisha: The Month When All Gods Arrive
195 Kizukihigashi, Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane
In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Japan's eight million gods converge on Izumo. The rest of the country calls th
Gathering Chugoku M
例年7月中旬〜8月上旬
Miyajima Kangen-sai: Court Music on the Sea
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima
The deity of Itsukushima Shrine travels by boat. On the evening of the Kangen-sai, a procession of vessels carrying musi
Gathering Chugoku I
神社の祭礼・定期公演で上演
Iwami Kagura Regular Performances
They dance all night. Iwami Kagura comes from the western end of Shimane, and it is at once a sacred rite and pure ente