Kashima Shrine Bonin Sumo Festival

Kashima Shrine Bonin Sumo Festival

Event Overview

At a festival to celebrate the fertility of the five rice, about 40 bean wrestlers aged 0 to 6 years old parted to East and West to carry out their efforts, and they will be crowded with worshippers. Before the acquisition, the officer spreads out a scroll of the history of the accident and reads it out. All of them will end in a draw by convention. After the end, it will be taken over to the duty ward in the next fiscal year. A chrysanthemum exhibition is held on the approach to the approach to the public to entertain the eyes of the visitors. Works from many departments, tailored by members of the Kashima Chrysanthemum Makes Association, will be arranged. Image courtesy Kashima Shrine

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Kashima Shrine Precinct
  • Address:   
  • 2306-1 Miyanaka, Kashima, Ibaraki
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Kashima Shrine Station → 10-minute walk
  • Car Access:   
10km 15 minutes from Tōguan Tōdo Itako IC via National Highway 51 Bypass
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0299-82-1209 (Kashima Shrine)
  • Parking Number:   
150 units/paid

Event Period

  • November 3, 2025 (Monday, Holiday)
* From 10 o'clock

Price

Free

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events


Kashima Shrine

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