Designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. This festival is held on January 7th according to the old calendar (the second Sunday of February in today’s calendar) and is said to have originated around 1,200 years ago. Two giant torches called “Suzumi,” each of which is 5 meters high and weighs 2 tons, are lit by two men (one each on the east and west sides) who are of an unlucky age. Then, brave participants wearing costumes made of old banners climb up on the burning Suzumi and compete to take sacred wood and twelve ropes out from the Suzumi. Finally, the men offer the sacred wood and twelve ropes to the gods, and the bounty of that year’s harvest is divined.

DurationSecond Sunday in February

LocationToba Shinmei Shrine: 89, Aza Nishibasama, Toba-cho, Nishio-City, Aichi

Tel0563-65-2170