Religious · Chugoku
Izumo Taisha Grand Festival 2027
出雲大社例祭2027
Izumo Taisha's most important annual ritual runs three days in mid May, with an imperial offering and sacred dances for a bountiful harvest.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Fri 14 to Sun 16 May 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Izumo Taisha Shrine, Izumo
- City
- Izumo
- Prefecture
- Shimane
- Region
- Chugoku
- Category
- Religious
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Japan Tourism Agency multilingual database states the Grand Festival, taisairei, occurs over three days in mid May, the one time priests pray with eight claps instead of four. The festival dates follow the shrine's traditional 14 to 16 May pattern.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/en/R3-00188.html. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.