A first laugh toward the lucky direction: Kameoka’s harvest festival with the Six Men
Toshifuri Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every year on January 3 / Every year
- Location
- Nishiyama Shrine
- Area
- Kyoto Prefecture・Kameoka 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.
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/10/20
The Toshifuri Festival is an event held to pray for a bountiful harvest at Nishiyama Shrine in Hatano-cho, Kameoka City. Following the calls of the Six Men, selected from the community, participants share a first laugh of the year toward that year’s lucky direction and pray for a good harvest.
About Toshifuri Festival
The Toshifuri Festival is an event held at Nishiyama Shrine in Hatano-cho, Kameoka City, to pray for a bountiful harvest.
Following the calls of the “Six Men,” selected from the community, everyone faces that year’s lucky direction and shares a hearty first laugh of the year: “Wahaha!”
It is described as an unusual event that links laughter at the New Year with prayers for a good harvest.
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Festival highlights
The highlight is the moment everyone faces that year’s lucky direction and shares a hearty first laugh of the year: “Wahaha!”
The calls of the Six Men, selected from the community, guide the proceedings, and the laughter carries hopes for a bountiful harvest.
What makes the Toshifuri Festival special is how it brings together a New Year’s first laugh and prayers for a good harvest in a single event.
A first laugh toward the lucky direction: Kameoka’s harvest festival with the Six Men
What to expect
The event begins with calls from the Six Men, selected from the community. Following their calls, participants face that year’s lucky direction.
Next, everyone shares a hearty first laugh of the year—“Wahaha!”—and prays for a bountiful harvest.
The calls and first laugh are described as part of an event praying for a good harvest.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Nishiyama Shrine / 51 Miyanokakiuchi, Chigahata, Hatano-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Train and bus
From Kameoka Station on the JR Sagano Line, take a Keihan Kyoto Kotsu bus and get off at “Kokudo Saeki.” Transfer to a Kameoka Furusato Bus, get off at “Chigahata,” then walk 5 minutes.
Address 51 Miyanokakiuchi, Chigahata, Hatano-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture
Dates and season
- Season
Every year on January 3
- Frequency
Every year
Accommodation and hotels PR
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Nearby attractions
Rurikei Prefectural Natural Park is a tourist attraction near Nishiyama Shrine, 4.0 km away in a straight line.
Hummingbird Tsuten Lake is 4.1 km away in a straight line, as is Green Pal Rurikei, the Kyoto Prefectural Rurikei Youth Outdoor Learning Center.
Both are recommended as tourist attractions near the festival venue.
亀岡市文化資料館
京都府亀岡市の博物館・美術館のスポットです。
出雲大神宮
京都府亀岡市にある神社
Official information
The Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Federation’s official events page lists an overview of the Toshifuri Festival, its venue, address, and access information.
The Kameoka City Tourism Association’s visitor information also features it as an event at Nishiyama Shrine.
Toshifuri Festival at a Glance
The Toshifuri Festival is an event held at Nishiyama Shrine to pray for a bountiful harvest.
Following the calls of the Six Men, participants face that year’s lucky direction, share a hearty first laugh of the year—“Wahaha!”—and pray for a bountiful harvest.
It is a festival with a strong local character, also featured by the Kameoka City Tourism Association as an event held every year on January 3.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/20
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