A festival tracing the memory of the fire deity and its protection, passed down in Nagatake
Akiba Shrine Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- April 11
- Location
- Akiba Shrine
- Area
- Kanagawa Prefecture・Sagamihara City(From Tokyo: approx. 30 min–1 h · train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
This festival is held at Akiba Shrine in Nagatake, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City, where Kagutsuchi-no-Kami is enshrined. It is held on April 11 and keeps alive the history of the shrine, which is remembered as a guardian deity of the community.
About Akiba Shrine Festival
The Akiba Shrine Festival is a festival held at Akiba Shrine in Nagatake, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City.
At Akiba Shrine, Kagutsuchi-no-Kami is enshrined as the deity, and the is described as a wooden nagare-zukuri structure with a board roof, measuring 0.6 square meters.
The festival is held on April 11 and is connected to the shrine’s history as passed down in the community.
Festival highlights
Highlights include the shrine buildings of Akiba Shrine, where Kagutsuchi-no-Kami is enshrined, and its role as a guardian deity passed down in the community.
Records describe the honden as a wooden nagare-zukuri structure with a board roof, and the covering hall as a wooden structure with a zinc roof.
It is said that the shrine was once the guardian deity of the northern part of the Hanbara area in Aikawa Town, and later became the guardian deity of the Niraone district in Tsukui. The shrine’s history is also woven into the festival.
A festival tracing the memory of the fire deity and its protection, passed down in Nagatake
Location and access
- Venue and address
Akiba Shrine, 3499 Nagatake, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City
Address 3499 Nagatake, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City
Dates and season
- Season
April 11
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Origins and History of Akiba Shrine Festival
Akiba Shrine is said to have once been the guardian deity of the northern part of the Hanbara area in Aikawa Town.
It is then said to have become the guardian deity of the Niraone district in Tsukui, with its traditions carried on at the shrine in present-day Nagatake.
The enshrined deity is Kagutsuchi-no-Kami, and records list the festival date as April 11.
Akiba Shrine Festival at a Glance
Sources and references
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
