Arts and stage · Kyushu
Takachiho Yokagura Festival (Shinwa no Takachiho Yokagura Matsuri)
神話の高千穂夜神楽まつり
Opening showcase of Takachiho's yokagura season: all 33 dances of the UNESCO-inscribed (2024) Takachiho night kagura, including Tajikarao hauling open the rock cave, performed over two days at the shrine.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sun 22 to Mon 23 Nov 2026
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Kagura hall, Takachiho Shrine
- City
- Takachiho
- Prefecture
- Miyazaki
- Region
- Kyushu
- Category
- Arts and stage
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Opening showcase of Takachiho's yokagura season: all 33 dances of the UNESCO-inscribed (2024) Takachiho night kagura, including Tajikarao hauling open the rock cave, performed over two days at the shrine. Festival performances free; nightly 'Takachiho Kanko Kagura' at the shrine (20:00-21:00) charges ¥1,000 No tickets for the festival; the nightly one-hour tourist kagura at Takachiho Shrine runs year-round (walk-up, ¥1,000). Village all-night yokagura at ~20 hamlets runs mid-Nov to early Feb and welcomes visitors with a small donation. Takachiho lodging is limited
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.jalan.net/event/450000/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.