亮点

  • A 'fire-setting battle' — torch-wielding attackers versus the men defending the shrine
  • A huge wooden shaden (shrine structure) built only for this one night
  • The deep-winter, snow-banked drama unique to a Nagano onsen village

由来与背景

Officially the Dosojin Matsuri, it is staged each January 15 by village men of the 'unlucky ages' (25 and 42) to pray for a first child, a happy marriage and protection from evil — a roughly 300-year-old rite.

Good to know for visitors

Getting there
About 25 minutes by bus from JR Iiyama Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen) to Nozawa Onsen.　Open directions in Google Maps ↗
Booking & entry
Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
Language
Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
Good for
culture seekers

温馨提示

Stay overnight in Nozawa Onsen — it secures viewing access and lets you soak in the free public baths after a freezing night by the fire.

交通

Baba no Hara field, Nozawa Onsen Village — Toyosato, Nozawaonsen Village, Shimotakai District, Nagano

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