Taihei Shinji Festival

(大幣神事祭)

Date

2019.06.8

Description

This ritual, which has been going on since the Heian Era, features 6m tall Onusa (linen streamers attached to a long pole, used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies) that circle around the shrine grounds and are later tossed into the Ujigawa river along with any misfortune they may have collected in the process.

Location

Uji City
Kyoto

Access Map (アクセスと地図)