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Uchino Tengu Shrine Festival

Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · Uchino Tengu Shrine, Oshino · Yamanashi

Dates

  • Mon, Oct 19, 2026

About this event

Summary
Annual festival at Uchino Tengu Shrine featuring traditional lion dance and children's sumo wrestling, honoring the shrine's historical protection of soldiers.

Highlights
  • Lion dance (Shishi Kagura) performance
  • Sumo wrestling competition by local children
  • Historical reverence for the shrine's protective blessings


Details
The Uchino Tengu Shrine festival honors Take Mizuchi-no-Mikoto, the enshrined deity. The Uchino area is revered because soldiers sent to the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars reportedly returned without loss of life, attributed to the shrine's protection. The event includes a captivating lion dance that captivates the audience and a lively sumo wrestling demonstration within the shrine grounds, filled with enthusiastic cheers from spectators.

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