Traditional Festivals in KANSAI

Let's go to Traditional Festivals in KANSAI

If the time is right when you visit Japan, why don't you go to a famous traditional festivals in Kansai!
Let's experience Japanese festivals that you often see in anime!
The liveliness and festivel mood unique to Kansai will surely be a good memory of your trip!

Tenjin Festival

Tenjin Festival is one of Japan's Three Great Festivals.
Have you already enjoyed summer festival in Japan?
During the festival, the atmosphere of the city is a little bit different than usual.
It sounds like good to taste the atmosphere!

Date: July 24 and 25 every year

Website: https://www.tenjinmatsuri.com/tenjinfestival#

Google Map (Osaka Tenmangu）: Google Map

Kada Awashima Shrine

The Doll’s Festival

March 3rd is the doll’s festival, a festival for praying girls to grow healthy.
Come on to Awashima Shrine, where the god for women health and pregnancy lies. A traditional festival, the “Hinangashi (flowing dolls)” are held at March 3rd every year.
The dolls are a representative of the bad luck, so they flow away the dolls to the ocean.
These dolls are normally at houses, so maybe it’s a bit difficult to take a look at these. But don’t worry! Come to Awashima shrine in Wakayama.
Tons of Japanese dolls await you.

Date: March 3rd every year

Address: 118, Kada,　Wakayama,　Wakayama

Time for praying: AM 9:00 ～ PM 5:00

How to go: 1. From Namba station (Nankai Railways)
Ride the Limited Express Southern to Wakayamashi station for apx.60 mins, change trains to the Kada line. After dropping off at Kada station, walk for 18 mins.

: 2. From Kansai-Airport station
Ride the Airport Line to Izumisano station, change trains to the Limited Express Southern and ride to Wakayamashi station for apx.30 mins. Change trains to the Kada line. After dropping off at Kada station, walk for 18 mins.

Google Map （Awashima Shrine）: Google Map

Senshu Danjiri Festival

Have you ever heard of Danjiri? Danjiri is the name of a Japanese traditional float, and is also the name of a festival. Danjiri is seen in many parts of west Japan, but the Danjiri from Senshu area, Osaka, is especially famous.(From Sakai city to Tajiri town）
Danjiri Festivals are held from September to October every year. Take a look at these pictures and feel the atmosphere of Danjiri!

Date: From September to October every year

Related articles "Kishiwada": https://www.howto-osaka.com/en/suggested-itineraries/osaka-kishiwada/

How to go: Drop off at the nearest station of Nankai Railways

Nachi Fire Festival(The Nachi-no-Ogi Matsuri)

Nachi Fire Festival(The Nachi-no-Ogi Matsuri) is the major festival of Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine.
A festival of fire and water is held under Nachi Falls, the number one waterfall in Japan on the Kumano Kodo, a World Heritage Site. The Nachi Fire Festival is a festival to pray for the rebirth and resurrection of the spirit and the resulting life, that is, the abundance of five grains.

It takes more than 5 hours by train from Namba, the center of Osaka, so it is recommended to plan in advance.