{"id":2783,"date":"2026-07-08T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/?p=2783"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:01:39","slug":"sakurayama-hachimangu-wind-chime-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/sakurayama-hachimangu-wind-chime-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakurayama Hachimangu Wind Chime Festival of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konnichiwa from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/mri-takayama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN TAKAYAMA<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here in Japan, the gentle sound of Japanese wind chimes is synonymous with the summer season, and Takayama city is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held at the Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, the oldest shrine in Takayama, the 2026 <strong>Sakurayama Wind Chime Festival<\/strong> (\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a) is held from July 18th to August 29th. The shrine grounds fill with the sounds of hundreds of colorful wind chimes during this period.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/758_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sakurayama Hachimangu Wind Chime Festival\" class=\"wp-image-2786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/758_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/758_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/758_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/758_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/758_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/758_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span>Sakurayama Hachimangu Wind Chime Festival<\/span> \u00a9 \u98db\u9a28\u9ad8\u5c71\u89b3\u5149\u30ac\u30a4\u30c9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/828_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sakurayama Hachimangu Wind Chime Festival\" class=\"wp-image-2784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/828_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/828_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/828_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a10-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/828_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/828_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a10-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.machiya-inn-japan.com\/takayama\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/828_\u685c\u5c71\u98a8\u9234\u307e\u3064\u308a10-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span>Sakurayama Hachimangu Wind Chime Festival<\/span> \u00a9 \u98db\u9a28\u9ad8\u5c71\u89b3\u5149\u30ac\u30a4\u30c9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you walk into the shrine, you\u2019ll first find the temizuya. This is where visitors are meant to perform a symbolic purification of their hands and mouth before entering the shrine grounds. During the festival, it is specially decorated with fresh flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside, besides enjoying the sight of the displayed wind chimes, you can also add to it yourself. For a fee, you can dedicate a wind chime with a written wish, having it displayed among the other wind chimes. You can also take part in wind chime painting workshops (available by reservation) to create your own original wind chime to take home as a souvenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend visiting on the nights of July 25th, August 1, August 8, and August 15. On these particular Saturdays, the shrine will be illuminated from 18:00 to 20:30. 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