Ōi Shrine’s Shinkōsai, featuring the Ura yasunomai dance and 12 horses
Ōi Shrine Autumn Festival (Reisai and Shinkōsai)
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Location
- Ōi 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.
- Highlights and activities
- Last updated
- 2026/10/25
At the Ōi Shrine Autumn Festival ( and Shinkōsai), the Ura yasunomai dance is offered, followed by a procession on horseback featuring priests, children, and dressed as warriors.
About Ōi Shrine Autumn Festival (Reisai and Shinkōsai)
The Ōi Shrine Autumn Festival (Reisai and Shinkōsai) is a shrine festival held at Ōi Shrine in Ōi-cho, Kameoka City.
The Ura yasunomai dance is offered, and priests, children, and ujiko dressed as warriors ride horses in a procession around the .
The ritual and procession on horseback offer a glimpse of the Reisai and Shinkōsai at Ōi Shrine.
Festival highlights
Highlights include the offering of the Ura yasunomai dance and a procession on horseback featuring priests dressed as warriors, children, and ujiko.
The procession, with 12 horses, travels along the shrine’s grounds.
The account describes two different forms of ritual: a dance offering and a mounted procession around the shrine grounds.
Ōi Shrine’s Shinkōsai, featuring the Ura yasunomai dance and 12 horses
What to expect
The festival begins with an offering of the Ura yasunomai dance.
Then priests dressed as warriors, children, and ujiko ride 12 horses in a procession around the shrine grounds.
The confirmed details are the dance offering and the procession on horseback.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Ōi Shrine (1-3-25 Namikawa, Ōi-cho, Kameoka, Kyoto 621-0013)
- Train and bus
Take the JR Sagano Line to Namikawa Station, then walk about 10 minutes.
Address 1-3-25 Namikawa, Ōi-cho, Kameoka, Kyoto 621-0013
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Nearby attractions
Nearby attractions include Kameoka Sports Park Pool (straight-line distance: 2.0 km), Kawa no Eki Kameoka Mizube Park (straight-line distance: 2.1 km), and Galleria Kameoka (straight-line distance: 2.1 km).
Bussan Ichiba Atrio is also listed as a nearby attraction, at a straight-line distance of 2.1 km.
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
It is listed in the event guide on the official Kyoto Tourism Federation website.
Ōi Shrine Autumn Festival (Reisai and Shinkōsai) at a Glance
The Ōi Shrine Autumn Festival (Reisai and Shinkōsai) is held at Ōi Shrine in Kameoka City.
The Ura yasunomai dance is offered, and priests, children, and ujiko dressed as warriors ride 12 horses in a procession around the shrine grounds.
The venue is Ōi Shrine, about a 10-minute walk from Namikawa Station on the JR Sagano Line.
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Article updated: 2026/10/25
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