Overview
Yudate Kagura is a traditional event was handed down in 1776. While the Shinto ritual of yudate exists throughout Japan, it is not so common for it be carried out by a lion. Praying for sound health, peace and prosperity in the household, and bumper crops, the lion stirs boiling water with bamboo grass, and purifies the worshippers by sprinkling them with the water, warding off pestilence. While being selected as a national Intangible Folk Cultural Property, it is also designated as Yudate Shishimai, an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Kanagawa Prefecture.
Detailed information
Address
Sengokuhara, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa
Access
Hakonetozan Line Hakone-Yumoto station and bus
Business Hours
Every 27th March
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