murmurNagatoro Fire Festival (Hi-matsuri) at the Foot of Mt. Hodo
Nagatoro Town · Fire festival grounds at the foot of Mt. Hodo, below the Hodosan Ropeway base station
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Nagatoro Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early March
- How the date is set
- The 1st Sunday of March
- Venue
- Fire festival grounds at the foot of Mt. Hodo, below the Hodosan Ropeway base station
- City
- Nagatoro Town, Saitama
About
Known as a religious rite that tells the Chichibu area spring has come, this fire-walking festival is held at the foot of Mt. Hodo in Nagatoro. Its formal name refers to a great outdoor goma fire ritual and austere fire-walk, a secret rite led personally by the chief priest of Daigoji, head temple of the Shingon school. It takes place in the car park below the Hodosan Ropeway base station: once the great goma fire has burned, mountain ascetics walk barefoot over the flames. Crossing the sacred fire is believed to burn away every misfortune and obstacle and to bring fortune and protection from bad luck. Members of the public can follow the ascetics across.
Sources
- OfficialNagatoro Tourism Association www.nagatoro.gr.jp
- OfficialNagatoro Tourism Association www.nagatoro.gr.jp
- OfficialChichibu Omotenashi Tourism Corporation www.chichibu-omotenashi.com
- Reference【早春の長瀞】長瀞火祭り・不動寺のしだれ梅・長瀞宝登山梅百花園・ぽかぽかこたつ舟 | 秩父鉄道 www.chichibu-railway.co.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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