The spring Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual, passed down in Kamiyoshida
Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Apr
- Location
- Omuro Shrine
- Area
- Aichi Prefecture・Shinshiro City(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 40 min–2 h · 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
- 2026/11/12
This Hosha Ritual is passed down at Omuro Shrine in Kamiyoshida, Shinshiro City. It is designated as an intangible folk cultural property of Shinshiro City and is introduced as an event held in April.
About Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual
The Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual is a ritual passed down at Omuro Shrine in Kamiyoshida, Shinshiro City.
It is designated as an intangible folk cultural property of Shinshiro City and recognized as a folk event passed down by the shrine and local community.
Okumikawa Tourism Navi introduces it as an event held in April.
Festival highlights
The highlights are the ritual itself, passed down in the local community, and its recognition as an intangible folk cultural property.
Shinshiro City's cultural properties list includes the Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual as a cultural property passed down at Omuro Shrine in Kamiyoshida.
Omuro Shrine's marionette costumes have also been designated as a municipal tangible folk cultural property, but this is a separate cultural property from the Hosha Ritual.
The spring Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual, passed down in Kamiyoshida
Location and access
- Venue and address
Omuro Shrine (19 Hinshinta, Kamiyoshida, Shinshiro City)
- Train and bus
JR Iida Line: get off at Hon-Nagashino Station / Shinshiro S Bus, Nagashino-Yoshida Line: from Hon-Nagashino, get off at Yamayoshida Elementary School-mae, then walk 2 km.
The Nagashino-Yoshida Line runs 6 services on weekdays and does not operate on Sundays, public holidays, or substitute holidays.
- By car
Toyokawa IC – take R151 toward Shinshiro – turn left at the Kawada traffic light – turn right at the Kawada-Yamadaira traffic light – continue straight – just past the Nagashino traffic light, turn right – turn right at the Thanks convenience store – take R81 – turn right after 400 m – destination is on the right after 1.2 km
- Parking
Not listed
Address 19 Hinshinta, Kamiyoshida, Shinshiro City
Dates and season
- Season
Apr
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Photo source ·Origins and History of Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual
The Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual is an intangible folk cultural property of Shinshiro City, designated in Showa 57November 5.
The cultural properties list gives its location as Kamiyoshida and its custodian as Omuro Shrine.
No verifiable information is available about how it originated before its designation or about specific changes to the ritual over time.
Official information
The Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual is included in Shinshiro City's list of “Municipally Designated Cultural Properties (Intangible Folk Cultural Properties).”
Its designation date is Showa 57November 5; its location is Kamiyoshida, and its owner or custodian is Omuro Shrine.
Shinshiro City Board of Education, History and Culture Division, is listed as the contact.
Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual at a Glance
The Omuro Shrine Hosha Ritual is an intangible folk cultural property passed down at Omuro Shrine in Kamiyoshida, Shinshiro City.
It was designated in Showa 57November 5, and Okumikawa Tourism Navi introduces it as an event held in April.
The venue is at 19 Hinshinta, Kamiyoshida, Shinshiro City. You can get there from Hon-Nagashino Station by bus and on foot, or by car from the Toyokawa IC area.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/12
