Yasaka Shrine Shishi Ritual Festival

Festival highlights

One highlight is the time-honored lion-related ritual, said to have originated with 2 lion heads modeled on those of Kumano Gongen.

The festival has long been preserved and organized as a local tradition passed down at Yasaka Shrine.

Through the ritual, you can learn about the character of Kumanocho and the village organization that supports the festival.

A Pair of Lions’ Rituals Passed Down in Kumanocho, Toyonaka

What to expect

The festival features a shishi ritual passed down at Yasaka Shrine.

Since the An’ei era, a parishioner organization called Myojinko has been involved in its preservation and management.

Published information does not provide a detailed schedule for the day or timings for individual parts of the event. When visiting, please watch quietly within the shrine grounds so as not to disrupt the ritual.

Location and access

Venue and address

Yasaka Shrine (3-10-1 Kumanocho, Toyonaka City)

Train and bus

Take the Hankyu Bus to Kumanocho-higashi, then walk about 450 meters west.

Source: 【とよなか百景】趣のある景観 豊中市

Address 3-10-1 Kumanocho, Toyonaka City

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Dates and season

Season

Every year in October

Frequency

Every year

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Origins and History of Yasaka Shrine Shishi Ritual Festival

The festival is said to have begun in 1078, when 2 lion heads modeled on those of Kumano Gongen were made.

Since the An’ei era, a parishioner organization called Myojinko has been involved in preserving and organizing the festival.

Today, it is passed down as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property that conveys the region’s history and the organization that supports the festival.

Official information

Toyonaka City’s cultural property information provides details about the location, origins, organizers responsible for preservation and management, time of year, and cultural property designation of the Yasaka Shrine Shishi Ritual Festival.

For inquiries, contact the Cultural Properties Protection Section, Social Education Division, Toyonaka City Board of Education Secretariat.

Yasaka Shrine Shishi Ritual Festival at a Glance

Yasaka Shrine’s Shishi Ritual Festival is a lion-related religious ritual held every year in October at Yasaka Shrine in Kumanocho, Toyonaka City.

The festival is said to have begun with the making of lion heads in 1078. Since the An’ei era, Myojinko has been responsible for its preservation and management.

It is a city-designated intangible folk cultural property that carries the region’s history and the activities of its parishioner organization into the present.