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Namahage Sedo Festival

なまはげ柴灯(せど)まつり
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This grand winter festival is the fusion of Namahage, a folk tradition, and the Sedo Festival, a Shinto ceremony. Sacred fires light the precincts where the dynamic Namahage dance and drums are performed. Finally, fifteen Namahage march down from the mountain bearing torches, bringing the night to its climax. The sticky rice cakes which Namahage hand out are said to ward off disasters.
Held on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February.

VENUE DETAILS
Address
Oga City (Shinzan Shrine)
Access
About 15 minutes by car from Oga Station
Inquiry
0185-24-9220

Oga City Tourism, Commerce and Industries Department
URL
https://oganavi.com/sedo/en/
Notes
The information listed here is as of the publication and subject to change.
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