Yabusame Festival
Charge across the shrine grounds and shoot the target from horseback!
An ancient festival with a history of over 800 years. It is said to have originated in 1193 when Minamoto no Yoritomo, after hunting at the foot of Mt. Fuji, led samurai to worship at Sengen Shrine and offered horseback archery. On the main festival day, the 5th, after a procession through the city, a majestic Ogasawara-style horseback archery ceremony is held in the horse racing area on the shrine grounds, where participants are dressed in the hunting attire of Kamakura warriors.
Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
About 20 minutes from Fujikawa Interchange on the Tomei Expressway and Shin-Fuji Interchange on the New Tomei Expressway
About 10 minutes on foot from Fujinomiya Station on the JR Minobu Line
- Date & Time
- 5/4(Sun) 5/5(Mon) 5/6(Tue)
- Note
- Held on the same day every year
- Venue
- Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
- Address
- 1-1 Miyamachi, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture
- parking
- Use nearby paid parking or use public transportation to reach the venue
- Access
- About 20 minutes from Fujikawa Interchange on the Tomei Expressway and Shin-Fuji Interchange on the New Tomei Expressway
- Access (Public)
- About 10 minutes on foot from Fujinomiya Station on the JR Minobu Line
- Contact
- 0544-22-1155 （Fujinomiya City Tourism Division）
