The Bentakuten Opening Festival (Suesha)

The Bentakuten Opening Festival (Suesha)

Event Overview

There is the Birzumi Benzoken-sha, which is said by the priest of the priest, Genkei-ki, at the time of his eldest son's birth, that he recommended Benzō-ten from Takeioshima on the well, prayed for the safe-use and used it for the shoyu. The statue of Denko Hoshisaku is opened once a year at 9-17.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • The last shrine of the Six Sun King Shrine
  • Address:   
  • 509 Hachijo-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Kyoto Station → 15-minute walk
  • Car Access:   
2km 5 minutes from Meishin Expressway Kyoto Minami IC via National Route 1
  • Phone Number:   
  • 075-691-0310 (Six Sun King Shrine)
  • Parking Number:   
20 cars/free; parking at precinct, not parking lot

Event Period

  • Saturday, June 13, 2026
*9 AM to 5 PM

Price

Free

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events


Treasury front

The information provided reflects the details available at the time of the survey.
Please note that facility details may change due to the facility’s circumstances, so please check for the latest information before visiting. This content has been translated using machine translation.

Information provided by: JTB Publishing

This content uses automatic translation services. Automatic translations may not always be accurate.
Please note that the translated content may differ from the original meaning. We ask for your understanding when using this content.

Related Events

The Feast of the Curm Water

An elegant play in memory of the Heian dynasty, which takes place in the Heian garden of the Jinen Rakusuiyuan. Poets of both sexes wearing the costumes of the Heian nobility sat on the waterside of the stream (shisui) in the garden, and they ran a cup on a boat in the shape of a waka (oshidori) in the stream, and they made waka chants into short strips, so they took up the cup and asked for some sake. * Pre-application system (see official site for details).

Regular festival

The festival is held at the main shrine. In the corner of the tree-covered precinct, a perfume chosen by the 100-year-old of Japan's famous water springs, and there is a constant line of people seeking this.

Nirvana

Make public and legal exposition of the Great Nirvana Diagram. Admission time (reception) 9:00 to 16:30. The 15th is Nirvana. The large nirvana figure, which will be open to the public, is 16m long and 8m wide, and was drawn by the Meiko Kanjin in the mid-Edo period. Image courtesy of Goji Sennakuji

Zhenhua Festival

On April 18 (Saturday) from 11:00, after the Shinto ceremony, the Izumo Fūryū Hanaburi (registered intangible folk cultural asset of the prefecture) will be held. Dancers in flower hats decorated with seasonal flowers, hunting clothes, water-drying clothes, and white tabi will dance while striking small drums with their sticks, singing and playing flutes, praying for good health and rain. Image provided by: Kameoka City Tourism Association

Plum flower festival

In order to comfort the sacred spirit of the sacred deity, a special sacred shrine with a plum blossom is offered to serve the sacred ritual, and the priesthood is set up by the Nagaoka Koubai-kai.

Nioh Park Festival

A major event in the Okukamabayashi area of Ayabe City. Mock shops of the vaunted specialty, brought from their respective settlements, are out and crowded with many visitors. The Niangomen climbing race is also held, and adults and children can enjoy all day long. On the day, because of traffic restrictions, race participants can not participate in the race unless they enter the venue by 8 o'clock.

Consult Details

Contact Us: Business & Personal Inquiries

By proceeding, you agree to our Terms of Use And confirm you have read our Privacy Policy .

Notes

· We are available for inquiries 24 hours a day. Responses will be provided between 9:00 and 18:00 (including weekends, public holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays).
· Depending on the nature of your inquiry, it may take some time for us to respond.

RURUBU & ALL WAY JAPAN
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.