
EVENT
Before
Tengu Fire Walking Shrine Festival "Kotohira Shrine Annual Festival"
Date and Time
2025/7/11~13
■July 11th (Friday) Evening Festival
・Marine Togyo Festival (fishing port) 18:00 departure
■July 12th (Sat) and 13th (Sun) Main Festival
・Sarutahiko Fire Crossing (Hokaiji Temple): July 12th (Sat) 20:00
・Sarutahiko Fire Crossing (Midori Park): Sunday, July 13th, 20:00
* The Tengu fire walking will take place on two days, Saturday and Sunday.
This is a ceremony to purify the deity, in which a "Sarutahiko" wearing a vermilion costume and a Tengu mask leads the way through the town. The sounds of loud drums and light flutes reverberate throughout the area, and at night, the Tengu firewalk is performed, and when the fire is lit, the pillar of fire reaches a height of about 3 meters.
Sarutahiko walks across the fire, kicking up sparks of fire, drawing loud cheers from the audience. The lion dance and mikoshi then walk across the fire, bringing the festival to a climax. This is the most famous festival representing Furubira Town.
Venue
Kotohira Shrine
Organizer
古平町
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