Onomichi Bettcher Festival

Onomichi Bettcher Festival

Event Overview

Ujiko, who wears the faces of three demons, appears with Kamikoshi leading the way. The lion head (Shishigashira) prepaid, and the shoki wearing the vane beet, the soba of the large snake face, and the tengu face, followed the children around with the sasara bamboo or a congratulatory stick in their hands, leading odd festival in western Japan. Being hit with that bamboo or stick promises a one-year disease-free disaster.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Ichinomiya Shrine and the whole city
  • Address:   
  • 9-16 Higashidodo, Onomichi, Hiroshima
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Onomichi Station → 10-minute walk
  • Car Access:   
20 minutes from Sanyo-do Fukuyama-Nishi IC via National Highway No. 2
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0848-38-9184 (Onomichi City Tourism Division Tourism Department)

Event Period

  • November 1 (Saturday) to November 3 (Monday, holiday), 2025
* Mikoshi procession: 1st (Saturday), Grand Festival: 2nd (Sunday), Parade: 3rd (Monday, holiday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Profits and mores


Buckwheat with a large snake face

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