Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine Hatsumode

About this event

Hatsumode at Nagahama Hachimangu will take place from January 1 to January 3, 2027. Nagahama Hachimangu is a historic shrine founded in the first year of the Enkyu era (1069), when Minamoto no Yoshiie, under the imperial order of Emperor Go-Sanjo, transferred a divided spirit from Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto. Since then, this land has been called the "Manor of Hachiman" (Hachiman no Sho), and the shrine has been revered by local people as their ubusunagami (guardian deity of birthplace). Receiving profound devotion from the imperial family and military commanders, it once boasted great prominence, holding 3,000 koku of shrine estate and 73 temple quarters on its grounds. Although many shrine buildings were destroyed by fire during the conflicts of the Genki and Tensho eras, Hashiba Hideyoshi, who became the lord of Nagahama Castle in the second year of Tensho (1574), repaired and constructed buildings, striving for its reconstruction. The Nagahama Hikiyama Festival, boasting a tradition of more than 400 years, is recognized as one of Japan's three major float festivals, with children's kabuki performed on the stages of festival floats during the spring grand festival serving as a major attraction. During Hatsumode, you can welcome the beginning of the new year at Nagahama Hachimangu.

Venue

Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine

13-55 Miyamaecho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0053