Religious · Chugoku
Tsuwano Yabusame Horse Archery Festival 2027
津和野流鏑馬神事2027
Horseback archery at Washibara Hachimangu Shrine, on Japan's only surviving original yabusame course.
Tentative date
Tentative date. The organiser has not published dates for this edition yet. This window comes from the previous edition or tradition, and the dates can move. Confirm at the official source before booking travel around it.
- Dates
- Sun 11 Apr 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Washibara Hachimangu Shrine, Tsuwano
- City
- Tsuwano
- Prefecture
- Shimane
- Region
- Chugoku
- Category
- Religious
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Shimane's official tourism guide describes the course, modelled on Kamakura's but the only original left, and archers in Kamakura period hunting dress shooting at three targets along a 250 metre course. The festival is held on the second Sunday of April in the usual pattern; 11 April 2027 is that Sunday and marked expected until confirmed.
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.kankou-shimane.com/en/destination_universal/diaper. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.