Colorful festivals and events of our hometown, Shimonoseki, held through the four seasons
July
Yoshidagawa-matsuri Festival
- Beginning of July: Bonfire Drums (Kawatana Hot Spring Myoseiji Temple)
- 9th: Nanashasai Festival (Mutsure-hachimangu Shrine)
- 15th: Miminashi Hoichi-matsuri Festival (Akama Shrine)
- 17th: Yurei-matsuri Festival (Eifukuji Temple)
- The last Saturday: Yoshidagawa-matsuri Festival (Yoshida River Park)
- 29th/30th: Nagoshisai Festival (each Hachimangu Shrine within the City)
- End of July: Kikugawa Summer Festival
August
Kanmon Kaikyo Firework Display
- The first Saturday: Amibikisai Festival (Nakayama Shrine)
- Beginning of August: Hashiramatsu Festival (Kawatana area)
- Beginning of August: Hohoku Summer Festival
- Saturday of early August: Toyoura Summer Festival
- 7th-13th: Suhoteisai Festival (Iminomiya Shrine)
- 13th: Kaikyo Firework Display (along the Kanmon Straits)
- Saturday/Sunday of late August: Bakan-matsuri Festival (within the City)
September
Sunset Marathon
- 1st-30th: Pear picking for tourists (Toyota/Hohoku areas)
- 1st: Fuchinsai Festival (Kawakita Shrine)
- Beginning of September: Sunset Marathon in Hohoku (Tsunoshima area)
- End of August: Kankosai Festival (Ukahongo area)
October
Cosmos Festival
- 4th/5th: Kentosai Festival (Mutsure-hachimangu Shrine)
- Middle of October: Kameyama-noh Drama (Kameyama-hachimangu Shrine)
- Middle of October: Toyoura Cosmos Festival (Refresh Park Toyoura)
- 20th: Sea urchin kuyosai Festival (Akama Shrine)
- The fourth Saturday: Yabusame-shinji Ritual (Fukue-hachimangu Shrine)
- Sunday of mid October: Saiagari-shinji Ritual (Fukue-hachimangu Shrine)
November
Shimonoseki Fish Festival
- 3rd: Mikka-sumo (Iminomiya Shrine)
- I-no-hi (the day of boar): Inoko-matsuri Festival (Oki area and others)
- 8th: Kuri-matsuri Festival (Nakayama Shrine)
- 14th/15th: Toyota Hot Spring Festival (Ichinomata/Toyota hot springs)
- 23rd: Kayu-ura-shinji Ritual (Saigawa Shrine)
- 23rd: Shimonoseki Fish Festival (Shimonoseki Fishery Port)
- 23rd: Little Busan Festa (Green Mall)
- End of November (every seven years): Yamanokami-shinji Ritual (Futaoijima Island) The next ritual will be held in 2013.
December
Shimenawa-matsuri Festival
- 1st: Kawawatari-sai Festival (Sumiyoshi Shrine)
- 7th-15th: Oimi-sai Festival (Iminomiya Shrine)
- 8th-15th: Oimi-sai Festival (Sumiyoshi Shrine)
- 10th: Shimenawa-matsuri Festival (Tateishi-inari Shrine)
- 22nd: Ukiishi-gimin-hoyo Memorial Service (Shunseiji Temple)
