Ichinomiya festivals in December
24 festivals and rituals this month, of which 4 are a shrine's principal annual festival.
Principal festivals on a fixed date this month: Chichibu Jinja on the 3rd, Tsuno Jinja on the 5th, Aekuni Jinja on the 5th and Sumiyoshi Jinja on the 15th. The busiest days are the 4th and 31st, with 3 events each. Chichibu Jinja (3) holds three or more fixed-date events this month. By region, the fixed-date events fall in the Tōkaidō (5), the Saikaidō (4), the Kinai (3), the “new ichinomiya” list (3), the Tōsandō (2), the San'yōdō (2), the Hokurikudō (2) and the Nankaidō (1).
Principal festivals held on the same date every year can be added to your calendar (iCal).
Fixed dates (22)
Festival names are in Japanese — that is what you will see on the notice board. Dates are the shrine's own wording and can still shift; check before you travel.
| Day | Shrine | Festival |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Jingu 鹿島神宮 | 煤払い神事 |
| 2 | Ikasuri Jinja 坐摩神社 | 懸鳥祭 |
| 2–3 | Chichibu Jinja 秩父神社 | 秩父夜祭 |
| 3 | Chichibu Jinja 秩父神社 | 例祭（御本殿の儀）principal |
| 4 | Aekuni Jinja 敢國神社 | 神幸式 |
| 4 | Tsuno Jinja 都農神社 | 冬祭前夜祭 |
| 4–6 | Chichibu Jinja 秩父神社 | 蚕糸祭 他 |
| 5 | Tsuno Jinja 都農神社 | 例大祭principal |
| 5 | Aekuni Jinja 敢國神社 | 例祭（おんまつり）principal |
| 7 | Katori Jingu 香取神宮 | 団碁祭 |
| 12 | Ichinomiya Nukisaki Jinja 一之宮貫前神社 | 御戸開祭 |
| 13 | Katano Jinja 片埜神社 | 鎮火祭 |
| 15 | Sumiyoshi Jinja 住吉神社 | 例祭principal |
| 16 | Keta Taisha 氣多大社 | 鵜祭 |
| 16 | Amenotanagao Jinja 天手長男神社 | 神迎祭 大神楽 |
| 23 | Hiraoka Jinja 枚岡神社 | 注連縄掛神事 |
| 23 | Tamura Jinja 田村神社 | 人形供養祭 |
| 25 | Hikawanyotai Jinja 氷川女體神社 | かま〆頒布 |
| 29–31 | Keta Taisha 氣多大社 | いらずの森氣の葉祭 |
| 31 | Chokaizan Omonoimi Jinja 鳥海山大物忌神社 | 古札焼納祭 |
| 31 | Itsukushima Jinja 嚴島神社 | 鎮火祭 |
| 31 | Yaku Jinja 益救神社 | 益救神太鼓(ヤク祓)の初打ち |
Dates that move (2)
Set by a weekday, by the sexagenary cycle, or by a solar term — or stated only as a month, or known only from one year's notice (marked with that year), which may not repeat on the same day. The Japanese wording is given as it stands, because translating it into a day would be inventing a date.
- Tsutsukowake Jinja都々古別神社
- 霜月大祭 12月第2土・日曜日
- Kono Jinja籠神社
- 年越大祓 12月晦日
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