A summer festival in Daifuku, where the sounds of bells and taiko carry prayers for a good harvest and protection from misfortune
Yaegaki Shrine Daimon Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Last Sunday of July each year / Every year
- Location
- Yaegaki Shrine
- Area
- Mie Prefecture・Kuwana City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 30 min–3 h · bullet train + connecting 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
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/11/12
The Daimon Festival, held at Yaegaki Shrine in Daifuku, Kuwana City, is a mushiokuri whose procession travels through town to the sound of bells and . It takes its name from the temple’s main gate and has a history of warding off epidemics and pests and praying for a good harvest.
About Yaegaki Shrine Daimon Festival
The Yaegaki Shrine Daimon Festival is the annual reisai held on the last Sunday of July at Yaegaki Shrine in Daifuku, Kuwana City.
Yaegaki Shrine is said to have once served as the guardian shrine of Daifukudenji, which stood here. The festival is said to take its name from the temple’s main gate, which once stood here.
Enshrining Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the festival has been passed down as a mushiokuri (rice blast) event to ward off epidemics and crop pests and pray for a good harvest.
Festival highlights
In the past, depictions showed a procession with many lit torches. Today, as a result of urbanization, the torches are gone, and the procession makes its way through town to the sound of bells and taiko.
One distinctive feature is that you can compare the procession of fire depicted in old picture maps with today’s procession, centered on sound.
The festival itself has also been designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Kuwana City.
A summer festival in Daifuku, where the sounds of bells and taiko carry prayers for a good harvest and protection from misfortune
What to expect
During the festival, the procession makes its way through town as bells and taiko are played.
In the past, it was a mushiokuri event featuring a procession with lit torches; today, no fire is used, and the procession is centered on the sounds echoing through the town.
The festival is held as the reisai of Yaegaki Shrine on the last Sunday of July each year.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Yaegaki Shrine, Daifuku, Kuwana City
Address Daifuku, Kuwana City
Dates and season
- Season
Last Sunday of July each year
- Frequency
Every year
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ナガシマスパーランド
三重県桑名市にある娯楽施設
写真：Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka / 宝塚市, Hyogo / 兵庫県, Japan / 日本 / CC BY-SA 2.0
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Tado Taisha Shrine
三重県桑名市にある神社
写真：Ohaguro / おはぐろ蜻蛉 at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
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桑名宗社
三重県桑名市にある神社
Origins and History of Yaegaki Shrine Daimon Festival
The Daimon Festival is the reisai of Yaegaki Shrine, which is said to have served as the guardian shrine of Daifukudenji, once located here.
The festival’s name comes from the temple’s main gate, which stood at this site at the time.
It is said to date back to the time of Emperor Seiwa, about 1,100 years ago, and has been held as a mushiokuri event to ward off epidemics and crop pests and pray for a good harvest.
In Showa 33October 1, it was designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Kuwana City.
Yaegaki Shrine Daimon Festival at a Glance
The Yaegaki Shrine Daimon Festival is the annual reisai held on the last Sunday of July at Yaegaki Shrine in Daifuku, Kuwana City.
The name is said to come from the main gate of Daifukudenji, and the festival has been passed down as a mushiokuri event to ward off epidemics and crop pests and pray for a good harvest.
Today, the procession makes its way through town to the sound of bells and taiko, without torches.
It is an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Kuwana City.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/12
