Nasu Fire Festival (Killing Stone)

Event Overview

In order to quell the rage of Mount Chausu, which erupts over and over, he came to the Nasu Onsen Shrine to collect the fire of Infernal Hell and to worship it as the god fire, and since then, he has been a event to pray for a disease-free disaster and a good harvest. The whole body with nine tails is a golden-colored inu who worked all sorts of misdeeds, but was exterminated in Nasu, the land of the "nine-tailed fox legend", a historical site. A fantastic fire festival with the sound of the sacred fire and the white-faced Kin Kuo taiko. The flame of the torch, in which the participants of the white costume make a torch procession and light the sacred fire, is a masterpiece.

Info

Event Location:

A killing stone

Address:

Yumoto, Nasu-cho, Nasu-gun, Tochigi

Public Transportation:

JR Kuroiso Station → Bus 35 minutes, bus stop: Nasu Yumoto Onsen get off, 1 minute walk; or JR Nasu Shiobara Station → bus 50 minutes, bus stop: Nasu Yumoto Onsen get off, 5 minutes walk

Car Access:

12km 20 minutes from Tōhoku-do Nasu IC via Prefectural Road 17

Phone Number:

0287-76-2619 (Nasu Town Tourism Association)

Parking Number:

There is a free shuttle bus service from 200 vehicles/temporary parking lot (former Nasu Elementary School)

Event Period

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events

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