Arts and stage · Tohoku
Hachinohe Enburi
八戸えんぶり
A 800-year-old rice-planting prayer dance where groups in horse-head headdresses sweep the ground to wake the earth; some 30 troupes parade on the first morning and perform across the city for four days.
Expected window
- Dates
- Wed 17 to Sat 20 Feb 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Central Hachinohe (Chojasan Shinra Shrine, city centre streets); 'Oniwa Enburi' at Kojokaku
- City
- Hachinohe
- Prefecture
- Aomori
- Region
- Tohoku
- Category
- Arts and stage
- Tickets
- Mixed
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
A 800-year-old rice-planting prayer dance where groups in horse-head headdresses sweep the ground to wake the earth; some 30 troupes parade on the first morning and perform across the city for four days. Street performances free; 'Oniwa Enburi' evening garden performances at Kojokaku are ticketed (recent years about ¥2,500 incl. local food and sake) Oniwa Enburi tickets via Hachinohe tourism office (VISIT Hachinohe) from January; sells out
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://media.jreast.co.jp/articles/5688. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.