[obuke Shrine] obuke Hachioji Festival Obkehachioji Matsuri

[obuke Shrine] obuke Hachioji Festival
[obuke Shrine] obuke Hachioji Festival
[obuke Shrine] obuke Hachioji Festival
[obuke Shrine] obuke Hachioji Festival

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

The fire festival is designated as an intangible cultural property of AsahiTown. The festival car is carried around the area while beating a large drum and gong, and is paraded to obuke Shrine. Inside the shrine grounds, the participants are divided into two groups, shirtless young people and older adults, and they beat each other with lit bundles of straw to drive away the evil spirits that have infected people.

Finally, a large torch 5 to 6 meters high is lit and a pillar of fire is raised.
This is a ritual that brings the plagues that are common in midsummer to heaven with a pillar of fire.

Detailed information

Period
Sunday, August 13, 2023
venue
obuke Shrine
address
1573 obuke, Asahi-cho, AsahiTown, 510-8102
telephone number
059-377-5658 (AsahiTown Industrial Construction Division)
Access information by public transportation

・Approximately 10 minutes walk from Kintetsu "Ise Asahi" or JR "Asahi Station"

Access information by car

・Approximately 10 minutes by car east from Isewangan Expressway "Mie Asahi IC"

*Information as of December 2022. Dates, prices, etc. may have changed, so please check with your contact information before going out.

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