Festivals · Kansai
Omihachiman Sagicho Matsuri
近江八幡 左義長まつり
Nationally designated folk festival from Oda Nobunaga's Azuchi: huge sagicho torches decorated with sculptures made of dried foods are paraded, crashed together in 'kenka' bouts and burned at 20:00 on the second day.
Expected window
- Dates
- Sat 13 to Sun 14 Mar 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Himure Hachimangu Shrine and old castle town
- City
- Omihachiman
- Prefecture
- Shiga
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Nationally designated folk festival from Oda Nobunaga's Azuchi: huge sagicho torches decorated with sculptures made of dried foods are paraded, crashed together in 'kenka' bouts and burned at 20:00 on the second day. Free Nothing bookable; 40 minutes from Kyoto by JR, viewing from Hakuunkan second floor
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://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/ab00/23201.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.