Hatsumode at Owase Shrine
Japanese name:尾鷲神社で初詣
📅 Thu, Dec 31, 2026 - Sun, Jan 3, 2027
About this event
At Owase Shrine in Owase City, Mie Prefecture, Hatsumode will be held to pray for sound health and family safety. On New Year's Eve, the year-end Great Purification Ceremony (Toshikoshi no Oharae-shiki) will be conducted starting at 4:00 PM, followed by a New Year's Eve taiko drumming performance by shrine parishioners scheduled from 11:00 PM. On January 1 of the new year, the New Year celebratory taiko drums will sound at 12:00 midnight, and the Saitansai (New Year's Day ceremony) will be performed. From 7:00 AM, the Daiho-ichi market opens, offering lucky charms along with votive tablets (ema) featuring the same design as the large shrine ema. Furthermore, the New Year Special Taiko Drum Great Purification will be held 6 times in total from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Source website (Japanese) ↗Venue
Owase Shrine
12-5 Kitauracho, Owase, Mie 519-3606
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