Festivals · Kyushu
Yamaga Toro Lantern Festival
山鹿灯籠まつり
A thousand women dance with gold paper lanterns on their heads through Yamaga on 15 and 16 August.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sun 15 to Mon 16 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Omiya Shrine and central Yamaga
- City
- Yamaga
- Prefecture
- Kumamoto
- Region
- Kyushu
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Japan Tourism Agency records the Yamaga Lantern Festival on 15 and 16 August, commemorating the torches villagers brought to guide Emperor Keiko along the Kikuchi River. Washi paper lanterns, built with no wood or metal, are offered at Omiya Shrine in the Agari Toro ceremony, fireworks rise over the river on the first night, and the festival peaks with the Sennin Toro Odori, the thousand-lantern dance.
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.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/en/R5-00350.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.