Hiburi-shinji is the annual festival held at Aso Shrine in Aso on March 25, 2025, Kumamoto-prefecture. Hiburi-shinji is a Shinto ritual that signifies the wedding ceremony of the gods. When the deity of the Himegami wrapped in oak branches and leaves arrives, the parishioners all celebrate by lighting torches made from grass and waving them around.   February 25, 2025

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