murmurOto Matsuri Fire Festival (Kamikura Shrine)
Shingu City · Kamikura Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Wakayama Prefecture Tourism Federation · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Sat, Feb 6, 2027 19:00-21:00
- Usual timing
- Usually early February
- How the date is set
- Every year on February 6 Held at night; a thanksgiving rite follows on the morning of the 7th
- Venue
- Kamikura Shrine
- City
- Shingu City, Wakayama
About
On the night of February 6, Kamikura Shrine in Shingu becomes the scene of a fire festival designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. About 2,000 noboriko, worshippers in white bound with coarse straw rope, clutch blazing torches and charge down 538 steep stone steps in a single rush. Regular visits end at noon that day; after that the mountain is closed, and at night only the noboriko, shrine staff and people with the shrine's permission may go up. A celebratory rite follows on the morning of February 7. Traffic is restricted around the shrine in the evening, and the visitor car park closes at 15:00, so drivers are pointed to a temporary riverside lot near Kumano Hayatama Taisha.
Sources
- OfficialWakayama Prefecture Tourism Federation www.wakayama-kanko.or.jp
- OfficialKumano Hayatama Taisha kumanohayatama.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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