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Honjo Shinzan Shrine Hadakamairi

本荘新山神社裸まいり
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This New Year's event is held annually on the third Sunday of January. Dressed like old ghosts, some 300 young men, with white cloth around their heads and waists, and white socks on their feet, sound conch shells and shout as they make their way to Shinzan Shrine to pray for strength, peace within the home and a bountiful harvest.

VENUE DETAILS
Address
Honjo Shinzan Shrine
Access
20 minutes drive from JR Ugohonjo Station
MAPCODE
231 860 261*28
Inquiry
0184-24-6349

Yurihonjo City Tourism AssociationHonjo Branch
URL
http://www.pref.akita.jp/fpd/bunka/hadakamairi/hadakamai.htm
Notes
The information listed here is as of the publication and subject to change.
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