murmurOni-oi Ceremony at Enryakuji Temple, Mount Hiei
Otsu City · Around Konponchudo Hall, Enryakuji Temple, Mount Hiei
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Enryakuji Temple · 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 late December
- How the date is set
- Every year on December 31 New Year's Eve; the temple bell is also rung to see out the year
- Venue
- Around Konponchudo Hall, Enryakuji Temple, Mount Hiei
- City
- Otsu City, Shiga
About
On December 31, Enryakuji on Mount Hiei performs the Oni-oi, a ceremony of chasing away demons, around a roaring fire near the Konponchudo hall. The temple's yearly calendar lists the Oni-oi together with the New Year's Eve bell for that night, so you can end the year on the mountain. Driving takes about 40 minutes from the Kyoto-Higashi interchange of the Meishin Expressway by way of the Nishi-Otsu Bypass and the Hieizan Driveway, or about 20 minutes from JR Otsukyo Station on the Kosei Line.
Sources
- OfficialEnryakuji Temple www.hieizan.or.jp
- OfficialBiwako Visitors Bureau (Shiga Tourism Official Site) www.biwako-visitors.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.
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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