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Oniyo (Fire Festival)

JR/Nishitetsu Kurume Area (Central Area) January 7, 2025 (Tue.)
Venue
Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine
Location
1463‐1 Miyamoto, Daizenji-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka
Inquiries
Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine Office
TEL:0942-27-1887
Official website (Japanese)
Fees
Paid seats available
[All seats are free] 2,000 yen
*Sales start from 12/1
*The sale will end as soon as the scheduled number of tickets runs out.
Hours of Operation
13:00~23:35
The large torch will be fired around 20:45.
Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Access
5 minutes walk from Nishitetsu Daizenji Station

"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
 

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