Setsubun-sai at Sumiyoshi Taisha
Medium crowdKansaiOsaka, Osaka
Date
Setsubun day, early February (2027 schedule not yet announced)
Region
Kansai
About this festival
Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka holds its Setsubun festival on Setsubun, the day before the start of spring, to pray for the removal of misfortune and the arrival of good fortune. At the Kamiyakata hall, members of the Ogasawara school of archery, mounted archery and etiquette perform the Tsuina Hosha-shiki, in which an archer shoots at a large target shaped like a demon. The shrine says the rite is held solemnly before many spectators.
Highlights
- โTsuina Hosha-shiki archery rite aimed at a demon-shaped target
- โPerformed by members of the Ogasawara school of archery and etiquette
- โHeld on Setsubun, the day before the start of spring
- โThe shrine also holds its Kigensai festival on February 11
Getting There
Sumiyoshitaisha Station (Nankai Main Line), about 3 minutes on foot; Sumiyoshi-higashi Station (Nankai Koya Line), about 5 minutes on foot
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