Latest Events in Fujiyoshida(August Updated)

The Fire Festival held at Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine and Suwa Shrine on August 26 and 27 every year is known as one of the three major festivals in Japan and is also called the Yoshida Fire Festival. The ceremony begins at 3 pm. On the 26th, the festival is held at Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine. In the evening, the "Myojin Mikoshi" and "Mikayama Mikoshi" shaped like Mount Fuji are carried by the bearers to the "Otabisho" to spend the night. At the same time, more than 70 3-meter-high torches and torches piled up in each household are lit at the same time. The whole town is instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the festive atmosphere lasts until late at night. On the afternoon of the 27th, the two mikoshis enshrined in the Otabisho will parade in Fujiyoshida City and arrive at the Sengen Shrine at dusk. The festival reaches its climax when you follow the mikoshi around Takamagahara. The festival is called "Tombura Festival" because people hold the "Tombura Tamago Festival" (Miscanthus Festival) while they parade around the area called Takamagahara in the shrine.

The Fuji Yoshida Fire Festival Road Race is a half marathon. The track is located on the Yoshidaguchi trail of Mount Fuji, and the heritage of Mount Fuji, a World Heritage site, is preserved along the way. Its highest point is the first station of Mount Fuji at an altitude of 1,300 meters. Climbing up the slope, you can see the majestic panoramic view of Mount Fuji, which is breathtaking.