"Oniyo'' is an event held on the last day of the "Oni Festival,'' which is held from the night of New Year's Eve to the 7th of New Year's Day. It has a tradition of over 1,600 years and is one of Japan's three major fire festivals. It has been designated as one of Japan's important intangible folk cultural properties.
It is an exciting and courageous New Year's festival, in which six large torches, said to be the largest in Japan, are blazing with crimson flames, and hundreds of naked parishioners support them with karimata and go around the shrine grounds. It is said that lighting this torch will bring you good health, and the festival is crowded with people who pray for the safety of their families, the elimination of disasters, and good fortune. A large torch will be made and dedicated on the morning of January 4th.
(Torches): 13 meters long, head diameter 1 meter, weight 1.2 tons