Festivals&Events in himeji

The city of Himeji recalls the famous festival,"Nada no kenka Maturi",or fighting festival in the Nada area where portable shrines dash against each other and beautifully-decorated floats parade.

SPRING

Month	Day	Festivals
Apr.	3	Otaue Sai (Hiromine shrine)	Himeji Castle Cherry Brossoms Viewing Festival Himeji Castle is one of the best sights for cherry blossoms. The koto(japanese harp)performance by charming kimono clad women is very beautiful.
	3～4	Kencha Sai (Ryomon temple)
	beginning	Himeji Castle Cherry Brossoms Viewing Festival & Drum Performance (Himeji Castle)
	18	Kikoku sai (Hiromine shrine)
	end	Sen-hime Peony Festival (Himeji Castle)
May	end	The Matsuri Yatai in Himeji

SUMMER

Month	Day	Festivals
Jun.	22～24	Yukata Matsuri (Around Osakabe shrine)	Yukata Matsuri (Yukata,an informal cotton Kimono for summer wear) I originated in the timr of the Himeji lord,Masamine Sakakibara. Yukata clad children start walking from in front of the Himeji Castle to Osakabe Shrine. You can also enjoy about eight hundred open air night stalls that line the streets. Himeji Oshiro matsuri(Himeji Castle Festival) Full Of happy events like the parade of Castle Queens,japanese folk dance, and other events which attract visitors.
Jul.	end	Himeji Minato matsuri (Himeji Port)
Aug.	beginning 9	Himeji Castle Takigi-noh (Himeji Castle) Oshiro Maturi Onatsu Seijuro Maturi (Around keiunji Temple)

Month

Day

Festivals

Jun.

22～24

Yukata Matsuri
(Around Osakabe shrine)

Yukata Matsuri
(Yukata,an informal cotton Kimono for summer wear)
I originated in the timr of the Himeji lord,Masamine Sakakibara. Yukata clad children start walking from in front of the Himeji Castle to Osakabe Shrine. You can also enjoy about eight hundred open air night stalls that line the streets.

Himeji Oshiro matsuri(Himeji Castle Festival)
Full Of happy events like the parade of Castle Queens,japanese folk dance, and other events which attract visitors.

Jul.

end

Himeji Minato matsuri
(Himeji Port)

Aug.

beginning

Himeji Castle Takigi-noh
(Himeji Castle)

Oshiro Maturi

Onatsu Seijuro Maturi
(Around keiunji Temple)

AUTUMN

Month	Day	Festivals
Sep.	beginning	Himeji Castle Moon Viewing party (Himeji Castle)	Oshio no Shishi-mai(Lion Dance in Oshio)
Oct.	8～9	Shikama no Ytai no daiba sashi (Hamanomiya Tenman Shrine) Shikama no Yatai no Daiba neri (Hamanomiya Tenman Shrine)
	14～15	Nada no Kenka Matsuri (Matsubara Hachiman shrine) Ooshio no Shishi-mai (Ooshio Tenman Shrine)
	21～22	Usuki lantern Festival (Usuki Hachiman Shrine)
Nov.	beginning	National Pottery Market (near Himeji castle)

WINTER

Month	Day	Festivals
Jan.	beginning 18	National Kite Festival (Himeji Koen Racetrack) Shosha no Oni oi (Shoshazan Engyoji temple)	Zenkoku Tako Age Maturi National Kite Flying Festival attracts about 20,000 people from all over the country every year. The himeji sky is decorated with japanese traditional Kites from all over japan and hand-mae kites.
Feb.	3 11	Setsubun Sai (harima-no-kuni Sosha Shrine,Hiromine Shrine,Himeji Shrine,Shoshazan Engyoji temple) Zuiganji no Oni oi (Masuiyama Zuiganji temple)

Month

Day

Festivals

Jan.

beginning

National Kite Festival
(Himeji Koen Racetrack)

Shosha no Oni oi
(Shoshazan Engyoji temple)

Zenkoku Tako Age Maturi
National Kite Flying Festival attracts about 20,000 people from all over the country every year. The himeji sky is decorated with japanese traditional Kites from all over japan and hand-mae kites.

Feb.

Setsubun Sai
(harima-no-kuni Sosha Shrine,Hiromine Shrine,Himeji Shrine,Shoshazan Engyoji temple)

Zuiganji no Oni oi
(Masuiyama Zuiganji temple)