Festival
Shimenawa-kake Shinji ("Owarai Shinji", the Laughing Ritual)
Next: Sunday, 20 December 2026
A ritual re-enacting the myth of the sun goddess's emergence from the heavenly cave, in which shared laughter is offered to drive off the old year's misfortune and welcome good fortune; a designated intangible folk-cultural property of Higashiosaka.
