Fujinomiya’s annual special events
- Horseback Archery Festival (Yabusame Matsuri)
Period: May4-6
Place: Sengen Grand ShrineThis Horseback archery event dates back to 1193 when Minamoto no Yoritomo, a shogun, dedicated it to the shrine.
- Ceremonies of the start of the climbing season of Mt. Fuji (Oyama-biraki)
Period: July 10
Place: Sengen Grand Shrine and Murayama Sengen ShrineDeparture of the year’s first mountain bus; UK - Japan cultural exchange; Sir Rutherford Alcock Festival; hand-held cylindrical fireworks (tezutsu hanabi)
- Sacred Fire Festival (Gojinka Matsuri)
Period: 1st Saturday of August
Place: Sengen Grand Shrine and shopping streets near the shrineThe sacred fire from the Grand Shrine lights up portable shrines carried through the streets
- Fujinomiya Dance Festival (Miya-odori)
Period: Sunday after the Gojinka Festival
Place: near Sengen Grand ShrineA traditional-style dance parade of about 6,000 people is held on the main street.
- Fujinomiya Autumn Festival
Period: November 3 – 5
Place: Sengen Grand ShrineParade and competition of twenty dashi floats; festival music called Fujinomiya-bayashi (prefecturally-designated important intangible folk-cultural property)
- Lord Nobunaga Autumn Festival (Nobunaga-ko Koyo Matsuri)
Period: mid-November
Place: Nishiyama Honmon-ji TemplePerformance with muskets; samurai costume procession; local cuisine; local specialty market