Hachiman Shrine

046/Tottori City Furumi

■Date of the Festival
Spring: Second Sunday of April and the previous day (eve of the festival)
Autumn: Closest Saturday to the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
■Time for the Kirin Dance at the Shrine
8 p.m.
■Origin
Late Edo period (Kōka 4 (1847))
■Characteristics The original Kirin head still remains. The Kirin visits and dances in front of around 600 houses in Furumi district during the spring festival.
■Area
Tottori City Furumi 

Basic Information

Address (Japanese)
680-0921 鳥取県鳥取市古海41