Doyadoya at Shitennoji Temple
Medium crowdKansaiOsaka, Osaka
Date
January 14
Region
Kansai
About this festival
Doyadoya is the closing ritual of Shitennoji's New Year Shushoe prayers, held every January 14 in front of the Rokujido hall and the Nio Gate. Men in red-and-white loincloths and headbands scramble for protective talismans blessed during the rite, a tradition that has run for over 300 years and now involves local high school students. On the same morning, a Tondoyaki bonfire burns New Year decorations and old talismans in front of the Nio Gate.
Highlights
- โClosing day of the January 1 to 14 Shushoe rite
- โOver 300 years of history
- โTondoyaki bonfire at the Nio Gate, about 9:00 to 13:00
- โLocal high school students take part
Getting There
Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station (Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line), about 5 minutes on foot
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