Porridge Festival (Okayu-san)

Porridge Festival (Okayu-san)

Event Overview

"Oogyudameshi" is a ritual of porridge fortune-telling that it has been performed since the Chiguri Hachiman-miya. February 26 Porridge cooked in the secret method of the shaike tradition is placed in a gold bowl of the sacred treasure, and the chopsticks are handed over to the east-west north-south ten characters, divided into four countries: Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, and Higo, which are then stored in the temple and opened to the public early morning on March 15. Seen the changes of mold that came to the surface of the porridge, divining the weather and the doneness of the crops during the year, earthquakes, large winds, fires, epidemic diseases, etc.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Chiaguri Hachiman-miya
  • Address:   
  • 2415 white wall, Miyaki-cho, Sanyo-ki-gun, Saga
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Kurume Station → Bus 13 minutes, bus stop: Chiguri Hachimanomiya front car, short walk
  • Car Access:   
10km 30 minutes from Tosu IC, Nagasaki Road via National Route 34
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0942-89-5566 (Chiguri Hachimangu)
  • Parking Number:   
30 units/free

Event Period

  • Saturday, March 15, 2025

Price

Free

Event Category

Agricultural Rites

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