murmurSaito Goma Fire-Walking Festival at Oyama Fudo (Daisenji Temple)
Kamogawa City · Daisenji Temple (Oyama Fudo)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chiba Tourism Navi (Chiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, May 17, 2026 （Ended） 10:00–12:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid May
- How the date is set
- The 3rd Sunday of May
- Venue
- Daisenji Temple (Oyama Fudo)
- City
- Kamogawa City, Chiba
About
On the third Sunday of May, Daisenji temple (Oyama Fudoson) in the Nagasa district of Kamogawa holds this rite to pray for household safety and the granting of wishes. Mountain ascetics dressed as yamabushi appear to the sound of conch shells and purify the ritual ground with an axe, a sword, and a bow and arrows. When the pyre is lit, white smoke and huge flames rise into the sky. After it burns down, the ascetics flatten the embers into a path, and the head priest and ordinary worshippers walk across barefoot, each carrying their own prayers. The temple also unveils the Kurikara dragon carving by the first Nami no Ihachi on this day. Note that a weight limit on the bridge means large buses cannot get up to the temple.
Sources
- OfficialChiba Tourism Navi (Chiba Prefectural Tourism and Products Association) maruchiba.jp
- OfficialDaisenji Temple oyamaji.jp
- OfficialKamogawa City www.city.kamogawa.lg.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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