Gousha Grand Festival (Tenmangu Autumn Festival)

About this event

This festival of Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine, which enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, is held to pray for bountiful harvests and the peace of the town. Following a procession of children in ceremonial attire (chigo), children's portable shrines (mikoshi) and adult portable shrines parade lively through the shrine grounds, evoking the vibrancy and tradition of the local area. This festival is an important event to express gratitude for the year's harvest and pray for next year's bounty.

Venue

Wazuka Tenmangu Shrine

4 Sono Otsuka, Wazuka-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-1201