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.

February 25, 2025