Inahohōrai and New Year wishes, beginning on the year’s final monthly festival day
Shimai Konpira Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/12/10Scheduled
- Season / frequency
- Every year on December 10 / Every year
- Location
- Yasui Konpiragu Shrine
- Area
- Kyoto Prefecture・Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto(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
- Participation fee
- Inahohōrai: 4,500 yen (limited quantities)
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
Held at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine as the last monthly festival day of the year, the festival features the distribution of Inahohōrai, a lucky charm decorated with ears of rice and sacred talismans, for the New Year.
About Shimai Konpira Festival
The Shimai Konpira Festival is the last monthly festival day of the year, held at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine every year on December 10.
From this day until the first Konpira Festival of the following year on January 10, the lucky charm Inahohōrai is distributed. It is decorated with ears of rice, sacred talismans, pine, bamboo, plum, and hikage-kazura.
Inahohōrai carries wishes for abundant harvests in the New Year, good health, and good fortune.
Festival highlights
The highlight is Inahohōrai, decorated with ears of rice, sacred talismans, pine, bamboo, plum, and hikage-kazura.
The ears of rice symbolize abundant harvests, while hikage-kazura has been regarded since ancient times as a sign of purity. Together with the inherited sacred talisman bearing the words “寶來寶來,” they form a New Year decoration.
This traditional lucky charm is distributed from the festival day until the first Konpira Festival, in time for New Year in Kyoto.
Inahohōrai and New Year wishes, beginning on the year’s final monthly festival day
What to expect
The Shimai Konpira Festival is held on December 10, and Inahohōrai is distributed from that day until the first Konpira Festival of the following year on January 10.
Although the shrine ritual is announced as not open to the public, Inahohōrai is distributed to worshippers at the shrine.
Supplies are limited, and distribution ends when they run out.
How to take part
Inahohōrai is distributed to worshippers at the shrine.
The price is 4,500 yen. Supplies are limited, and sales end when they run out.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine / Higashioji Matsubara-agaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Train and bus
A short walk from the Higashiyama Yasui bus stop / 9-minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Line / 15-minute walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Line
- Parking
Yes
Address Higashioji Matsubara-agaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Dates and season
December 10, 2026 (Thursday), from 10 a.m.
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Tips for your visit
The shrine ritual is not open to the public.
Inahohōrai is available in limited quantities and will no longer be distributed once supplies run out.
Nearby attractions
Nearby attractions include the Gion Kagai Art Museum, the Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater, and Gion Corner, which presents introductions to traditional Japanese culture.
京都タワー
京都府京都市下京区にある塔
京都国立博物館
京都市にある国立博物館
京都国立近代美術館
京都市左京区岡崎にある美術館
京都国際マンガミュージアム
日本の京都府京都市中京区にある日本最大の漫画博物館
京都市美術館
京都市左京区岡崎にある美術館
京都府立植物園
京都市左京区にある植物園
京都鉄道博物館
京都府京都市下京区にある鉄道博物館
Fushimi Inari Taisha
京都市伏見区にある神社
元離宮二条城
京都市にある城郭及び元皇室関連施設
Yasaka Shrine
京都市東山区にある神社
円山公園
京都市にある公園
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
京都市上京区にある神社
Origins and History of Shimai Konpira Festival
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine enshrines Emperor Sutoku as its principal deity. In the late Heian period, he was defeated in the Hogen Rebellion and exiled to Sanuki.
After Emperor Sutoku entered the Konpira Shrine in Sanuki and prayed after renouncing all worldly desires, the shrine came to be worshipped as a place to sever bad ties and form good ones.
The Shimai Konpira Festival is the last of the monthly festival days held on the 10th of each month.
Official information
安井金比羅宮公式サイト：Yasui Konpiragu Shrine official website
問い合わせ：安井金比羅宮 075-561-5127
Shimai Konpira Festival at a Glance
The Shimai Konpira Festival is the last monthly festival day of the year, held at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine on December 10.
Inahohōrai, decorated with ears of rice, sacred talismans, pine, bamboo, plum, and hikage-kazura, is distributed with wishes for abundant harvests in the New Year, good health, and good fortune.
The shrine ritual is not open to the public, and Inahohōrai is available in limited quantities.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
