Yabu Momiji Matsuri (Autumn Leaves at Yabu Shrine) 2026

Dates & time: November 7, 2026 (Sat) - November 29, 2026 (Sun) 9:00–16:00 (tea service and stalls)
Light-up: sunset to about 20:00 (cancelled in rain)
cost: Environmental contribution ¥300 per person (free for high school students and younger)
Venue & access: Yabu Shrine grounds By car, about 10 minutes from Yabu IC on the Kita-Kinki Toyooka Expressway. Tour buses must book in advance (large ¥8,000, mid-size and small ¥5,000).

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Why You Should Visit

The 17th autumn-leaves festival at Yabu Shrine, one of the best-known maple spots in the Tajima region, runs from November 7 to 29. From 9:00 to 16:00 there is tea service and local food stalls, and on weekends and the holiday the shrine stage hosts a changing line-up of shinobue and taiko, Tsugaru shamisen, koto and shakuhachi, brass bands and more. From sunset until about 20:00 the maples are lit up (cancelled in rain). An environmental contribution of ¥300 per person is collected; high school students and younger are free. Takeda Castle ruins are about 30 minutes away by car, so the two pair well.

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NOTE

Daytime tea and coffee service and local stalls (carp dishes, baked goods and more)
Performances on the shrine stage change daily on weekends and the holiday; the final day, Nov 29, is a karaoke grand prix (walk-in entries welcome)
Light-up every day of the festival, sunset to about 20:00

*The light-up is cancelled in rain.

*Contact: Yabu Momiji Matsuri executive committee, 079-665-0252

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FAQ

Is there an admission fee?

An environmental contribution of ¥300 per person is collected. High school students and younger are free.

Until what time is the light-up?

Every day of the festival from sunset until about 20:00. It is cancelled on rainy days.

When are the stage performances?

On the weekends during the festival and on November 23 (holiday), with a changing line-up roughly between 10:00 and 15:00.

Where can I check how far the leaves have turned?

Yabu Shrine posts photos of the grounds every five days in the "autumn colour status" section of its official website. In 2025, photos of the turned leaves came in a run from November 15 to 20.