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Festival

Kayinawa Festival (held at the end of May each year on the fifth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar) (6.30)

Early summer tradition of passing through a cogon grass ring in yukata (summer kimono)

Nagoshi-no-harae (purification ceremony over the summer) is held at Kisaki Shrine and Kotohira Shrine in the Ogi area. Participants pass through a thatch ring made of kaya (thatching) wrapped around a large bamboo wheel to purify themselves of the injuries of the past six months and pray for good health for the next six months. In the evening, men and women of all ages gather at the shrine to go through the thatched ring decorated at the shrine, with men going around the ring three times to the left and women going around the ring three times to the right. There is a custom to eat Ayame dango (dumplings made of iris), which are also sold at stores.

Date
6. 30
time
From around 18:00
Event site
Ogi Town (Kisaki Shrine and Kotohira Shrine)
Address
102 Ogimachi Sado, Niigata 952-0604
Contact Information

Ogi Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry

TEL : 0259-86-2216

Fees
free
Transport Access
Ogi Port Approx 1minutes by car
Nearest bus stop
Ogi (Ogi Line) Approx. 3 minutes on foot from bus stop
Parking

Not Available