Festivals · Tohoku
Chagu Chagu Umakko
チャグチャグ馬コ
About 60 farm horses in brilliant dress and hundreds of bells parade 14km from Takizawa to Morioka.
Expected window
- Dates
- Sat 12 Jun 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Onikoshi Sozen Shrine, Takizawa, to Morioka Hachimangu Shrine
- City
- Morioka
- Prefecture
- Iwate
- Region
- Tohoku
- Category
- Festivals
- When it runs
- Second Saturday of June
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Iwate's official travel guide records Chagu Chagu Umakko on the second Saturday of June, a parade of working horses adorned with luxurious clothes and bells, marching about 14 kilometres from Onikoshi Sozen Shrine in Takizawa to Morioka Hachimangu Shrine in thanks for the horses' labour. The sound of the bells is one of Japan's 100 Soundscapes. The 2027 date on that rule is 12 June and is not yet separately announced.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://iwatetabi.jp/en/events/8055/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.