Sumiyoshi Taisha Takara-no-Ichi Rite & Masu Market 2026

Dates & time: October 17, 2026 (Sat) 10:00 Takara-no-Ichi rite in front of the sacred rice field (about 20 min) / 11:00–15:00 Masu market at the Emaden hall by the arched bridge
cost: Free to enter the shrine grounds and watch. Zodiac masu boxes are given out in exchange for a ticket handed out at the morning rite. Goods at the produce stalls are sold at their own prices.
Venue & access: Sacred rice field and Emaden hall by the arched bridge, Sumiyoshi Taisha About a 3-min walk from Sumiyoshitaisha Station on the Nankai Main Line, or right at Sumiyoshi-toriimae stop on the Hankai tram.

There are 4 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Sacred rice field and Emaden hall by the arched bridge, Sumiyoshi Taisha, and 7 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

An autumn rite at Sumiyoshi Taisha in which rice grown in the shrine's sacred paddy is harvested and offered to the gods together with the five grains. Tradition holds that Empress Jingu laid out tribute goods here as a market, making this the first "ichi" in Japan and the root of Osaka as a merchant city. Because measuring boxes (masu) were once sold at that market, the day is also called Masu-no-Ichi, and stalls of regional produce and weights-and-measures displays still line the area by the arched bridge. Sake is poured and zodiac masu boxes are handed out.

NOTE

Order of the day

10:00 Takara-no-Ichi rite before the sacred rice field; tickets for the zodiac masu handed out

10:20 Harvest thanks offered at the main sanctuary

11:00 Purification of the zodiac masu, market opens with a formal address and nankin-tamasudare performance

11:30 Sake poured for visitors

12:00 Lion dance and taiko drums

12:30 Shinshu miso weighing game

13:00 Tsugaru shamisen performance

15:00 Market closes

Market stalls

Ueda City, Nagano: apples, oyaki dumplings, Shinshu miso weighing game
Kudoyama Town, Wakayama: Fuyu persimmons and more
Ogaki City, Gifu, with Ohashi Ryoki interior masu boxes on sale
Senshu Enkyo "Kujiraya": mineral-rich Yosui-en salt on display and for sale
Osaka Prefectural Weights and Measures Office: historic scales and masu
Osaka Weights and Measures Association: weighing games and health checks
Zodiac masu boxes for the coming year, served with sake

Held alongside

Kinki High School Invitational Sumo Tournament
Osaka Prefecture Junior High School Invitational Sumo Tournament

*Held in light rain. The programme may change on the day.

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出典: 住吉大社公式サイト（祭りと年中行事）／升の市実行委員会公式サイト

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FAQ

Is there an admission fee?

Entering the grounds and watching both the rite and the market are free. Zodiac masu boxes are exchanged for a ticket handed out at the morning rite. Goods at the produce stalls are sold at each vendor's prices.

Are there food stalls?

Rather than night-festival food stalls, the area by the arched bridge fills with regional produce stands and hands-on weights-and-measures booths. Food is sold at those stands, such as Nagano apples and oyaki or persimmons from Kudoyama.

What happens if it rains?

The market runs in light rain. In severe weather the programme may change, so follow the guidance given at the shrine on the day.