Hiburi-shinji, annual festival at Aso Shrine
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.
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February 25, 2025