A Shinkosai messenger passed down in Seiwa Otsu, Asahi City
Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Early October every Year of the Rabbit / Every Year of the Rabbit
- Location
- Kumano Shrine
- Area
- Chiba Prefecture・Asahi City(From Tokyo: approx. 40 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
A rite and intangible folk cultural property passed down at Kumano Shrine in Seiwa Otsu, Asahi City. It is recorded as an item in the Kumano Shrine Goshinkosai.
About Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger
The Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger is an intangible folk cultural property passed down at Kumano Shrine in Seiwa Otsu, Asahi City.
It is listed as a municipally designated folk cultural property in Asahi City’s cultural property catalog.
City records list the Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger as one of the rites that make up the Kumano Shrine Goshinkosai.
Festival highlights
What can be confirmed as a point of interest is that the “Shinkosai Messenger” is included in the Kumano Shrine Goshinkosai.
Asahi City’s cultural property catalog lists it as an intangible folk cultural property separate from Kumano Shrine’s and rice-planting festival.
Since the records do not describe the specific ritual actions or what the procession looks like, you can learn about it mainly through its name and its designation as a cultural property.
A Shinkosai messenger passed down in Seiwa Otsu, Asahi City
What to expect
In the records, the “Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger” is listed as an item in the Kumano Shrine Goshinkosai.
It is said to take place in early October every Year of the Rabbit, and is listed as a separate event from Kumano Shrine’s kagura and rice-planting festival.
Details such as the messenger’s role, the procession route, and the day’s proceedings are not provided.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Kumano Shrine, 715 Seiwa Otsu, Asahi City
- By car
About 20 minutes via National Route 126 from Yok芝光 IC / About 25 minutes from the end of the route via Prefectural Route 70 from Daiei IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway
- Train and bus
About 90 minutes from Tokyo Station on the Shiosai limited express
Address 715 Seiwa Otsu, Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture
Dates and season
- Season
Early October every Year of the Rabbit
- Frequency
Every Year of the Rabbit
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Origins and History of Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger
The Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger was designated an intangible folk cultural property of Asahi City in November 18, 1975 (Showa 50).
Asahi City’s cultural property catalog records its area of transmission as Seiwa Otsu Naka 9-ku.
The published records do not provide a detailed account of the rite’s origins or how it has changed from before its designation to the present day.
Official information
Asahi City official website, “List of Designated Cultural Properties”
Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger at a Glance
The Kumano Shrine Shinkosai Messenger is a municipally designated intangible folk cultural property passed down at Kumano Shrine in Seiwa Otsu, Asahi City.
It is recorded as one of the rites in the Kumano Shrine Goshinkosai, and is said to take place in early October every Year of the Rabbit.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
