Soma Nomaoi 2027
Hundreds of riders in full samurai armour thunder across Fukushima's coast for armoured horse races and a wild scramble to catch sacred flags shot into the sky.
Cuándo · Dónde
- Cuándo
- 2027/05/29 – 2027/05/31
- Dónde
- Hibarigahara Festival Grounds, Minamisoma (and Soma & Namie)（Hibarigahara, Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma City, Fukushima）
- Ciudad
- Por todo Japón
- Cómo llegar
- About 25 minutes' walk from JR Haramachi Station (Joban Line); shuttle buses run on the main festival day.
- Precio
- The main-day grounds (Hibarigahara) are ticketed for grandstand seating; street processions are free to watch. Exact 2027 dates (last weekend of May) confirmed in advance.
- Organizador
- Soma Nomaoi Executive Committee
Bueno saber antes de ir
- Cómo llegar
- About 25 minutes' walk from JR Haramachi Station (Joban Line); shuttle buses run on the main festival day. Abrir ruta en Google Maps ↗
- Reserva y entrada
- Consulta entradas y detalles en la página oficial (botón de arriba).
- Pago
- The main-day grounds (Hibarigahara) are ticketed for grandstand seating; street processions are free to watch. Exact 2027 dates (last weekend of May) confirmed in advance.. Los locales pequeños en Japón suelen funcionar con efectivo: lleva algo de yenes (tarjetas/IC no garantizadas).
- Idioma
- Principalmente en japonés: una app de traducción en el móvil ayuda.
- Ideal para
- amantes de la cultura
Destacados
- Kacchu Keiba — armoured horse races by riders in ancestral samurai armour
- Shinki Sodatsusen — a flag-catching scramble for shrine banners fired into the air
- A solemn procession of 'samurai' through the streets behind their commanders
Origen e historia
A nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property with roughly a thousand years of history, Soma Nomaoi re-enacts the military exercises and wild-horse capture of the medieval Soma clan.
Bueno saber
The grandstand at Hibarigahara is the only place to see the races and flag-catching together — book a seat early, bring a hat and water for the open field in late-May heat.