Samukawa Shrine New Year Visit (Hatsumode), New Year Prayer Festival, Happo-yoke Festival & Saitan-sai
Japanese name:寒川神社 初詣・元旦祈祷祭・八方除祭・歳旦祭
📅 Fri, Jan 1, 2027
About this event
At Samukawa Shrine, enshrined in Samukawa Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, the 'Hatsumode / New Year Prayer Festival / Happo-yoke Festival / Saitan-sai' will be held to announce the dawn of the new year. At 12:00 AM midnight on January 1, signaled by the beating of large taiko drums, the year's first 'Happo-yoke Festival' and 'New Year Prayer Festival' will be performed in the main sanctuary, praying for the renewal and exaltation of the divine power and grace of Samukawa Daimyojin. Subsequently, starting at 6:00 AM on the same day, the 'Saitan-sai' will take place, and following ceremonies in the main sanctuary, rituals will also be held at each subordinate shrine within the grounds. Visitors can welcome a refreshing start to the new year at Samukawa Shrine, revered since ancient times as the sole guardian deity against all forms of bad luck and misfortune from all directions (Happo-yoke).
Source website (Japanese) ↗Venue
Sagaminokuni Ichinomiya Samukawa Shrine
3916 Miyayama, Samukawa-machi, Koza-gun, Kanagawa 253-0106
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