Setsubun Festival at Hakone Shrine
Medium crowdKantoHakone, Kanagawa
Date
Setsubun day, early February (2027 schedule not yet announced)
Region
Kanto
About this festival
Hakone Shrine holds its Setsubun Festival on Setsubun, the day before Risshun, with a ceremony at the main hall, a Tsuina-shiki ritual at the Kagura-den and a lake event called Kojo Oni-oi on Lake Ashi. The shrine's 2026 guide lists the festival starting at 11:00, with Tsuina-shiki and bean-throwing from 11:30, and winter fireworks over Motohakone Bay from 19:30 to 19:45 on the eve. The 2027 guide has not yet been published.
Highlights
- โFestival at the main hall from 11:00 in 2026
- โTsuina-shiki and bean-throwing at the Kagura-den from 11:30 in 2026
- โKojo Oni-oi lake event on Lake Ashi with bean-throwing boats
- โEve-of-Setsubun winter fireworks over Motohakone Bay, 19:30 to 19:45 in 2026
Getting There
Motohakone-ko bus stop, about 10 minutes on foot to the shrine; about 75 minutes by bus from Odawara Station
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