Jouya's Yagataibayashi

A traditional event passed down with the legend of the great serpent extermination from over 400 years ago. A tall torch about 16m high is set up in the square of the shrine, and a small torch is thrown into a central inverted cone-shaped bundle of ogara to ignite it. Intangible folk cultural asset of Kyoto Prefecture.

Map & Location

Details about Jouya's Yagataibayashi

Date & Time

8/14(Thu) 20:30

Note

Ignition scheduled around 10 PM

Venue

Amabiki Shrine

Address

879 Jouya, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture

Access (Public)

Approximately 40 minutes on foot from JR Maizuru Line 'Nishi-Maizuru' Station

Contact

0773-66-1024 （Maizuru City Tourism Promotion Division）

URL

https://www.city.maizuru.kyoto.jp/