murmurOniyo Fire Festival at Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine
Kurume City · Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine
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Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Wed, Jan 7, 2026 （Ended） 13:00 to about 22:35
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early January
- How the date is set
- Every year on January 7 From 13:00 until after 23:00; the giant torches are lit at night
- Venue
- Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine
- City
- Kurume City, Fukuoka
About
On the night of January 7, giant torches blaze at Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine in Kurume in a fire festival to drive out demons. With a tradition said to run back more than 1,600 years, it is a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and it brings to a close the Onie, a period from New Year's Eve in which priests keep a sacred flame burning. Six huge torches, each about 13 m long and about 1.2 t in weight, are lit, and young men in loincloths prop them up with oak poles and carry them around the main hall under a rain of sparks. Catching some of those sparks is said to keep you healthy all year, so crowds turn out. The torches are assembled on January 4.
Sources
- OfficialDaizenji Tamataregu Shrine tamataregu.or.jp
- OfficialFukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) www.crossroadfukuoka.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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