A Kawabe festival where the four shrines’ mikoshi gather and archery rites and kakuto are offered
Kawabe Four Shrines Shinko Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Location
- In front of Takaya Kasuga Shrine
- Area
- Kyoto Prefecture・Nantan City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 10 min–2 h 40 min · bullet 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
- 2026/10/25
This festival brings together associated with four shrines in the Kawabe district in front of Takaya Kasuga Shrine, where archery rites and kakuto are offered.
About Kawabe Four Shrines Shinko Festival
The Kawabe Four Shrines Shinko Festival involves four shrines in the Kawabe district of Nantan City.
Mikoshi from the four shrines—Kasuga Shrine (Takaya), Tsukuyomi Shrine (Funaoka), Takeo Shrine (Odo), and Wakamiya Shrine (Koshikata)—gather there.
A distinctive feature is the offering of archery rites and kakuto in front of Takaya Kasuga Shrine.
The festival brings together the four shrines of the Kawabe district through their mikoshi and the ceremonial offerings.
Source: 川辺四社神幸祭 | イベント一覧 | 京都府観光連盟公式サイト
Festival highlights
The main highlight is the gathering of mikoshi from the four shrines of the Kawabe district in one place.
The mikoshi are from Kasuga Shrine (Takaya), Tsukuyomi Shrine (Funaoka), Takeo Shrine (Odo), and Wakamiya Shrine (Koshikata).
Afterward, archery rites and kakuto are offered at the festival site.
A distinctive feature is that visitors can see both the gathering of multiple mikoshi and the two ceremonial offerings in sequence.
A Kawabe festival where the four shrines’ mikoshi gather and archery rites and kakuto are offered
What to expect
At the festival, mikoshi associated with four shrines in the Kawabe district first gather in front of Takaya Kasuga Shrine.
The four shrines are Kasuga Shrine (Takaya), Tsukuyomi Shrine (Funaoka), Takeo Shrine (Odo), and Wakamiya Shrine (Koshikata).
Archery rites and kakuto are offered where the mikoshi gather.
The festival sequence confirmed in the source materials consists of the gathering of mikoshi from the four shrines and two ceremonial offerings.
Location and access
- Venue and address
In front of Takaya Kasuga Shrine / Takaya, Sonobe-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture 622-0032
- By car
A 5-minute drive from the Sonobe Interchange on the Kyoto Jukan Expressway
Address Takaya, Sonobe-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture 622-0032
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Nearby attractions
Nearby attractions listed include Kasuga Shrine (straight-line distance 0.0 km), Roadside Station Kyoto Shinkoyue Village (straight-line distance 1.6 km), and Kyoto Taishakuten (straight-line distance 2.3 km).
Nearby attractions also include fishing on the Ōi River, the Hiyoshi Dam Information Gallery, and Saikōji Temple.
You can check out Takaya Kasuga Shrine, the festival venue, along with nearby attractions.
Official information
The source is the event page on the official website of the Kyoto Prefectural Tourism Federation.
For inquiries, contact the Social Education Division of the Nantan City Board of Education at 0771-68-0057.
Kawabe Four Shrines Shinko Festival at a Glance
The Kawabe Four Shrines Shinko Festival is a festival where mikoshi from four shrines in the Kawabe district of Nantan City gather in front of Takaya Kasuga Shrine.
The festival involves Kasuga Shrine (Takaya), Tsukuyomi Shrine (Funaoka), Takeo Shrine (Odo), and Wakamiya Shrine (Koshikata), and features offerings of archery rites and kakuto.
The venue is in Takaya, Sonobe-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, a 5-minute drive from the Sonobe Interchange on the Kyoto Jukan Expressway.
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Article updated: 2026/10/25
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