A New Year divination event passed down in Innai, Nikaho City
Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- New Year
- Location
- Shichiko Shrine
- Area
- Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City(From Tokyo: approx. 3 h 40 min–4 h 10 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.
- Last updated
- 2026/10/24
The Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event is an Akita Prefecture-designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property passed down in Innai, Nikaho City. It is listed in cultural property information as a New Year divination event and is recognized as a tradition handed down in the region.
About Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event
The Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event is a New Year tradition passed down in Innai, Nikaho City.
Akita Prefecture’s cultural property information lists it as an Akita Prefecture-designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Public sources do not provide detailed information about the event’s specific customs or activities, but it is documented as an event that conveys the region’s folk culture.
Source: 七高神社の正月年占行事 | 秋田県遺跡地図情報 / 記録すべき構ずべき無形民俗文化財 | 文化財カテゴリ | 秋田県神社庁
Location and access
- Venue and address
Shichiko Shrine, Innai, Nikaho City
Address Innai, Nikaho City
Dates and season
- Season
New Year
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金峰神社 (にかほ市)
にかほ市にある神社
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Photo source ·Origins and History of Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event
Information about the Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event’s selection for inclusion in Akita Prefecture’s records was published in Heisei 2March 20.
Later, it was designated an Akita Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property in a notice issued by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education dated Heisei 21March 13.
Source: 秋田県文化財の指定
Official information
The Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event is listed in Akita Prefecture’s archaeological site map information and in the Akita Prefectural Board of Education’s cultural property designation notice.
It is also listed in the Akita Prefecture Shrine Association’s cultural property inventory, with its location given as Innai, Nikaho City, and its administrators as Shichiko Shrine and the shrine’s responsible officers.
Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event at a Glance
The Shichiko Shrine New Year Divination Event is a New Year divination tradition passed down in Innai, Nikaho City.
It is designated an Akita Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property and is recorded in the prefecture’s cultural property information and the Akita Prefecture Shrine Association’s inventory.
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Article updated: 2026/10/24
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