Shikinen Grand Sengu Festival
The shrine’s major rebuilding and transfer ceremony, held once every 20 years. The next Grand Sengu Festival is stated to take place in Reiwa 11 (2029).
이벤트와 축제 11개
Four-Directional Sakaki Planting Rite
A purification rite held 100 days before the Main Hall Transfer Ceremony, in which sakaki branches and shimenawa are placed at the four boundaries of the sacred area.
Imperial Wasabi Offering
The shrine’s recurring offering of wasabi to the Imperial Court, stated to take place three times per year.
Temporary Hall Transfer Ceremony
The ceremony in which the sacred object is transferred to a temporary hall as part of the Sengu rites.
Purification Rite
A purification rite performed inside and outside the main hall on the day before the Main Hall Transfer Ceremony.
Hōhei Offering Ceremony
A ceremony held on the day after the transfer ceremony to offer imperial gifts of cloth and other sacred offerings before the deity.
Celebratory Festival
A celebratory and prayer ceremony reporting donations made for the Sengu and offering associated prayers.
Mine-no-miya Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage to the Mine-no-miya shrine atop Mount Okuhotakadake in the year following the Sengu, to report that the transfer was successfully completed.
Hotaka Shrine Annual Festival
The annual festival of Hotaka Shrine, associated with the procession of festival boats and traditional decorated figures.
Small Sengu Festival
A rebuilding and purification ceremony held twice during the 20-year Grand Sengu cycle, in the seventh and thirteenth years.