Taga Taisha: Soot Sweeping, Year-End Purification & New Year's Eve Festival
Japanese name:多賀大社 御煤祓式・師走の大祓・除夜祭
📅 Sun, Dec 20, 2026 - Thu, Dec 31, 2026
About this event
Year-end Shinto rituals will be conducted at Taga Taisha Shrine in Taga Town, Shiga Prefecture. On December 20, the Osusuharai-shiki (Soot Sweeping Ritual) will be held to sweep away and purify the year's soot. Following that, on December 31, the Shiwasu no Oharae (Year-End Grand Purification) will be performed starting at 3:00 PM, a Shinto ritual to cleanse the sins and impurities of the past half year. From 3:30 PM on the same day, the Joyasai (New Year's Eve Festival) will be held to prepare for welcoming the new year. These Shinto ceremonies are traditional events handed down since ancient times and are conducted in a solemn atmosphere.
Source website (Japanese) ↗Venue
Taga Taisha Shrine
604 Taga, Taga-cho, Inukami-gun, Shiga 522-0341
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