Setsubun Festival at Kamakura-gu
Medium crowdKantoKamakura, Kanagawa
Date
Setsubun day, early February (2027 schedule not yet announced)
Region
Kanto
About this festival
Kamakura-gu lists a Setsubun festival in its February calendar. The Kamakura tourist association's 2026 listing gives a Setsubun ritual and an Oni-yarai ritual at 15:00, with bean-throwing from 15:30 to 15:40. Worshippers receive a blessing gift and fortune beans, and the year-of-the-zodiac men and women typically throw the beans in formal court or samurai-style attire.
Highlights
- โSetsubun ritual and Oni-yarai ritual at 15:00 in 2026
- โBean-throwing from 15:30 to 15:40 in 2026
- โWorshippers receive a blessing gift and fortune beans
- โZodiac-year men and women typically throw the beans in formal attire
Getting There
JR Kamakura Station, then the Keikyu Bus bound for Kamakura-gu to the terminus; the shrine is right in front of the stop
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