Kumano Shō Yabusame event

The Kumano Shō event has been passed down since ancient times in Kumano Shō, Kitanagoya City. It is also mentioned in Edo-period documents as the “Otegara Festival,” and in recent years has been held every 5 years as part of the autumn reisai. The related yabusame implements are preserved and exhibited at the Kumano Shō History Museum.

About Kumano Shō Yabusame event

The Kumano Shō Yabusame event has been passed down since ancient times in Kumano Shō, Kitanagoya City, and is a local folk event associated with the autumn reisai at Kumano Shrine.

Edo-period documents, including “Owari Nenju Gyōji-e Shō” and “Owari Chiku Meisho Zue,” refer to it by the alternative name “Otegara Festival.”

In recent years, it has been held every 5 years, and the related yabusame implements are preserved and exhibited at the Kumano Shō History Museum.

It is also designated as an intangible folk cultural property by the city.

Festival highlights

A distinctive feature is that the implements supporting the yabusame event have been preserved as historical materials from the region.

The Kumano Shō Yabusame implements were used in yabusame rites during festivals at Kumano Shrine and are said to have been passed down from around the middle of the Edo period.

Records show that yabusame rites were held in Showa 35October 21 and Heisei 2October 10, allowing the event’s transmission to be traced through both the implements and records of past events.

Kumano Shō’s Yabusame event, carrying Edo-period records into the present

What to expect

This event is a yabusame rite held as part of the festival at Kumano Shrine.

The Kumano Shō Yabusame implements were used in festival rites, and records remain of events held in Showa 35 and Heisei 2.

The Kumano Shō Kaminokiri float was newly made by from Kaminokiri at the end of Kōka 3 (1846). It is thought to have been offered before the deity alongside yabusame during festivals at Kumano Shrine.

Location and access

Venue: Kumano Shrine

Event venue 愛知県北名古屋市熊野神社

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Dates and season

Season: Autumn reisai
Frequency: Every 5 years

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Origins and History of Kumano Shō Yabusame event

The Kumano Shō Yabusame has been passed down in Kumano Shō since ancient times, and is mentioned in Edo-period documents as the “Otegara Festival.”

From around Meiji 30 to around Showa 20, it is said to have been held as part of the festival at Kumano Shrine approximately once every 5 years.

Later records show that yabusame rites were held in Showa 35October 21 and Heisei 2October 10. The implements used are said to have been passed down from around the middle of the Edo period.

Official information

The “Historic Sites and Cultural Properties 2” section of Kitanagoya City’s official website introduces the origins and frequency of the Kumano Shō Yabusame event, records of past events, and the preservation and exhibition of related materials.