Festivals in western Honshū (Chūgoku)
Dates are computed from each festival’s rule, so future years work too
4 · Okayama, Hiroshima, Tottori
- 20 February 2027Okayama
Saidaiji Eyō (Naked Festival)
西大寺会陽(裸祭り)
In midwinter, men in loincloths contest two sacred wooden batons dropped into the crowd.
- 6 June 2027Hiroshima
Mibu no Hanataue
壬生の花田植
Decorated oxen work the mud, and to the beat of drums a field is actually planted.
- 13–15 August 2027Tottori
Tottori Shanshan Matsuri
鳥取しゃんしゃん祭
A local umbrella dance simplified so anyone can join — and four thousand people swing at once.
- 9–10 October 2027Hiroshima
Sake Matsuri, Saijō
酒まつり(西条)
Sake from the whole country gathers in a brewing town — two days with no rite in them.