Release of carp (bad year prayer festival)

Release of carp (bad year prayer festival)

Event Overview

About 200 years ago, 13 years ago (1816), the carp offered to the god was alive after the Shinto ritual at the Kanaya Shinmei Palace, which is located in Shogawa-cho, Tonami City. It is said to have originated from the fact that carp drank sacred sake and released it to Shogawa. Old and young men and women, who are bad years as a bad prayer festival, release the carp that gives them trouble and gives them the sacred sake.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Shōgawa Water Memorial Park "Kōi no Omiya (in front of Shōgawa Wood Plaza)"
  • Address:   
  • 1550 Kanaya, Shokawa-cho, Tonami, Toyama
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Tonami Station → bus 30 minutes, bus stop: Get off in front of Shokawa Water Memorial Park, short walk
  • Car Access:   
8.5km 15 minutes from Tonami IC on Hokuriku Road via National Route 156
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0763-82-5696 (Shōgawa Water Memorial Park Special Building)
  • Parking Number:   
200 units/free

Event Period

  • January 3, 2026 (Saturday)

Price

Free to visit

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events

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