Greater Tokyo

KANAGAWA

Yudate Lion Dance (Sengokuhara)

Yudate Kagura is a traditional event was handed down in 1776. While the Shinto ritual of yudate exists throughout Japan, it is not so common for it be carried out by a lion. Praying for sound health, peace and prosperity in the household, and bumper crops, the lion stirs boiling water with bamboo grass, and purifies the worshippers by sprinkling them with the water, warding off pestilence. While being selected as a national Intangible Folk Cultural Property, it is also designated as Yudate Shishimai, an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Kanagawa Prefecture.
Culture & Arts
Access Information
From Odawara Station or Hakone-Yumoto Station, take the Hakone Tozan Bus bound for Togendai and get off at Sengoku Hakone Freepass , FUJI HAKONE PASS +1
Business hours
Every 27th March
Charges
Free