Shodoshima has long flourished as a port of call for ships crossing the Seto Inland Sea—a place where people and cultures have drifted in, come together, and shaped a way of life all its own. Here, we introduce the island’s natural rhythms and seasonal events.
*Information will be updated as the seasons unfold.
〈September〉
Island climate: High 27°C / Low 19°C
In season: Octopus, chestnuts
September 16: Azukijima Shrine Annual Festival [Mt. Hoshigajo summit, Shodoshima Town]
〈October〉
Island climate: High 21°C / Low 12°C
In season: Olives, black sea bream, Hiketa yellowtail, Naoshima yellowtail, olive-fed yellowtail
Mid-October: Nakayama Rural Kabuki [Kasuga Shrine, Nakayama, Shodoshima Town] Mid-October: 18th Shodoshima Town Furusato Commerce & Industry Festival [Shodoshima Furusato Village]
October 11: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Fukuda District) [Fukita Hachiman Shrine, Shodoshima Town]
October 13: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Shikai District) [Igisue Hachiman Shrine, Tonosho Town]
October 14: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Tonosho District) [Tonosho Hachiman Shrine, Tonosho Town]
October 15: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Fuchizaki District) [Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, Tonosho Town]
October 15: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Uchinomi District) [Uchinomi Hachiman Shrine, Shodoshima Town]
October 16: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Ikeda District) [Ikeda Kameyama Hachimangu, Shodoshima Town]
October 18: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Ieura District) [Ieura Hachiman Shrine, Teshima]
October 21: Autumn Festival Taiko-dai Offering (Karato District) [Karato Hachiman Shrine, Teshima]
Late October–early November: Kankakei Maple Tea Ceremony [Kankakei]
〈November〉
Island climate: High 15°C / Low 6°C
In season: Pike conger eel
Early November: Olive Grand Harvest Festival [Michi-no-Eki Shodoshima Olive Park] Early November: Tonosho Town Grand Commerce Festival [Tonosho Town Office New Building, Front Parking Lot]
Early November: Kankakei Maple Tea Ceremony [Kankakei Summit Station Observation Deck]
Mid- to late November: Eigamura Seasonal Flower Field (Cosmos) [Twenty Four Eyes Movie Studio]
〈December〉
Island climate: High 10°C / Low 1°C
In season: Baby octopus, strawberries, first-harvest seaweed
December 21: Shimotsuki Daishi Market [Saiko-ji Temple, Tonosho Town]
©photo_Shodoshima Tourism Association