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.

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.

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