Atago Fire Festival

Atago Fire Festival

Event Overview

A Shinto ritual that continues into the modern era, since Prince Uesugi Kagenikatsu. From the Jizoen Kuchino-no-miya, he is sent to the shrine, where he travels along with a torch, a lantern, and a flag, he is passed to the main shrine at the summit of Mount Atago, along with the call of Shigemasa Oyama and Seiki Rokune. Many events, such as the Myojin Taiko, are dedicated on the torch procession of hundreds of people from the city and on the turf stage of the Jizo Garden. 18 to 21 o'clock. * The torch line will not be implemented in 2024.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Atago Shrine, Jizo Garden, Mount Atago
  • Address:   
  • 1479-1 Toyama-cho, Yonezawa, Yamagata
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Yonezawa Station → 20 minutes by car
  • Car Access:   
7km 15 minutes from Tōhoku Chuo Expressway Yonezawa Chuo IC via National Route 121
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0238-21-6226 (Yonezawa Tourism and Convention Association)

Event Period

  • Thursday, August 1, 2024

Price

Free

Event Category

Festival of fire and lights


Shinkoshi arrives at fire festival site from mountaintop main shrine

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