Shakotan Fire Festival
The tengu crosses the raging flames, an extremely shocking traditional Shinto ceremony.
Held from Jul. 4 to 6
From Jul. 4th to 6th, the Shakotan Fire Festival is held at Bikuni Shrine to pray for continued safety at sea and a bountiful catch. Every year, the city fills with excitement as colorful tairyo-bata (fisherman’s flags) decorate the port, parades of portable shrines and floats dance about the streets, and various booths sell food and drink to festival-goers. The highlight of the festival is the Tengu Fire Dance. During this dance, a performer dressed as a tengu, a Japanese mountain spirit, walks through a huge pillar of flame in order to symbolize the act of purification. Mikoshi portable shrines are also run through this same pillar of purifying flames and is quite the sight to behold.
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- Nearest airports
General Information
- Event period
- Sarutahiko Hiwatari, Main Festival (Land Watarigyo Festival)
Jul. 13, Baokaiji Parking Lot 20:00 (tentative)
Jul. 14, 20:00 scheduled at Midori Park
Time may change depending on the progress of the parade on land on the day of the festival.
Yoimatsuri (the festival at sea) will be held on Jul. 12 from 18:00 at the fishing port.
＜Ebisu Shrine Festival＞
To be determined - Event venue
- Bikuni Jinja Shrine
- Postal code
- 〒046-0201
- Address
- 北海道積丹町美国町
- Telephone Number
- 0135-44-3715（Shakotan Tourism Association）
- Closed
- Open every day during the period
- Prices
- Free
- Directions
- ●By car: About 60 minutes from JR Otaru Station
- Website
* Information on facilities is subject to change. Please check each official website for the latest information.
