Nachi-no-Ogi matsuri (Nachi Fire Festival)
Nachi-no-Ogi Matsuri is a festival held at Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine annually on July 14th. It is a Shinto ritual in which participants carry large flaming torches down the path from the shrine to a sacred waterfall. The path is used to lead the shrine's 12 deities down to the waterfall, and the ritual is carried out to purify the route.
- Area
- Kumano
- Category
- Festivals & Traditional Events
General Information
- Event period
- July 14
- Address
- 和歌山県東牟婁郡那智勝浦町那智山1
- Directions
- At JR Kii-Katsuura Station, take the Kumano Kotsu Bus and get off at “Jinja/Otera Chushajo”; Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine is 10 minutes on foot
* Facility information is subject to change. Please check each official website for the latest information.