Sumiyoshi Taisha Wakami Water Ceremony & New Year's Festival

The Wakami Water Ceremony is a ritual where the priest personally draws young water from a sacred well and offers it in a bamboo tube to the gods. Young water is believed to cleanse evil spirits and represents rejuvenation. The New Year's Festival is a religious event held at the time of the first sunrise of the year, praying for the prosperity of the nation and the happiness of its people, as well as a bountiful harvest. It is conducted at all shrines (associated shrines and subsidiary shrines) within the precincts, starting from the main shrine. Water is considered the source of life, and the water drawn at the beginning of the year is deemed very sacred. The water from the sacred well is only drawn during the Wakami Water Ceremony and the rice planting ceremony.

Map & Location

Details about Sumiyoshi Taisha Wakami Water Ceremony & New Year's Festival

Date & Time

1/1(Thu)～ 05:00～

Note

5:00 AM - Wakami Water Ceremony, 6:00 AM - New Year's Festival

Venue

Sumiyoshi Taisha

Address

2-9-89 Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

parking

Parking closed from December 31 to January 3. Public transportation is recommended.

Access

Approximately 10 minutes from the 'Tamade' exit of the Hanshin Expressway No. 15 Sakai Line / approximately 20 minutes from the 'Ohama' exit of the Hanshin Expressway No. 4 Wangan Line

Access (Public)

About a 3-minute walk from Sumiyoshi Taisha Station on the Nankai Main Line / about a 5-minute walk from Sumiyoshi-Higashi Station on the Nankai Koya Line / immediately in front of Sumiyoshi Torii-mae Station on the Hankai Line

Contact

06-6672-0753 （Sumiyoshi Taisha）

URL

https://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/