🏮 Daikyo Sai
大饗祭
Sawara, Chiba (Katori Jingu Shrine) · Every year on 30 November
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Daikyo-sai is a historic festival held at Katori Shrine in Katori, Chiba Prefecture. Its origins are old, and it is said to have continued since the Nara period as a regular festival of the shrine, centered on Shinto rituals praying for a good harvest and the peace of the nation. Its highlights are the solemn offering of kagura and bugaku, and traditional ceremonies such as a warrior procession, allowing visitors to encounter old, good Japanese culture in a sacred atmosphere.
Getting there
About 10 minutes on foot from Sawara Station on the JR Narita Line. About 10 minutes from Sawara-Katori IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway.
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