murmurSetsubun-e Bean-Throwing Festival at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
Narita City · Naritasan Shinshoji Temple (in front of the Great Main Hall)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Chiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Maruchiba) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Tue, Feb 3, 2026 （Ended） Special bean-throwing ceremony at 11:00, 13:30 and 16:00; Kaiun bean-throwing at 9:30, 12:30 and 15:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early February
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held on Setsubun, the day before the traditional start of spring
- Venue
- Naritasan Shinshoji Temple (in front of the Great Main Hall)
- City
- Narita City, Chiba
About
On Setsubun, Naritasan Shinshoji Temple holds a traditional ceremony praying for peace in the land, happiness for all, good harvests and the turning of misfortune into fortune. At the Special Tsuina bean-throwing in front of the Great Main Hall, sumo wrestlers and many famous faces line up as toshiotoko, people born in that year's zodiac sign, and throw beans with gusto. The other ceremony, Kaiun Mamemaki, is open to anyone who pays a participation fee: after receiving a goma fire prayer, participants throw beans before the principal image, Fudo Myoo. Each is held three times a day at separate times. What makes Narita different is the chant: no one calls "demons out," only "fortune in," because it is said that in the face of Fudo Myoo's deep compassion even demons reform. The temple is about 10 minutes on foot from Keisei Narita and JR Narita stations.
Sources
- OfficialChiba Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Maruchiba) maruchiba.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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