Rengekai and Frog Jumping Ceremony
A traditional event where lotus flowers are offered and frogs jump
One of the three major events at Kinpusenji Temple, alongside the Hanakuyo Zaboh Ceremony and the Setsubun Festival. On July 7th, a ceremony is held to offer pure lotus flowers from the Benten Pond in Okuda, Takada, where it is said that the monk En no Gyōja was bathed. During the Frog Jumping Ceremony, a dashi (floated drum) carrying a large blue frog is paraded into the Zao Hall, and after a service, the ritual of frog jumping takes place, culminating in a happy return to human form through the priest's initiation. It is a rare opportunity to witness this humorous yet traditional ceremony right before your eyes.
Kinpusenji Temple, Head Temple
About 50 minutes via Route 169 from the Katsuragi IC on the Minamikansai Expressway
About a 5-minute ropeway ride from Yoshino Station on the Kintetsu Yoshino Line, followed by a 10-minute walk from 'Yoshinoyama' Station
- Date & Time
- 7/7(Mon)～ 13:00～
- Note
- Every year on July 7th at 1 PM
- Venue
- Kinpusenji Temple, Head Temple
- Address
- 2498 Yoshinoyama, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture
- Free
- Free admission
- Access
- About 50 minutes via Route 169 from the Katsuragi IC on the Minamikansai Expressway
- Access (Public)
- About a 5-minute ropeway ride from Yoshino Station on the Kintetsu Yoshino Line, followed by a 10-minute walk from 'Yoshinoyama' Station
- Contact
- 0746-32-8371 （Kinpusenji Temple, Head Temple）
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