Hatsumode (New Year's shrine visit)/ January 1, 2, and 3.
Start your new year here.
Minobusan Onentoue/January 13
The Hikime ceremony is held in the precincts of the Kuon-Ji Temple.
Minobusan Setsubune/February 3
The bean throwing is held at Kuon-Ji Temple.
Weeping cherry best time/Late March to early April.
Kuon-Ji Temple is also a famous cherry blossom viewing spot.
Daishoji Fudo Festival/April 29
You can see a rare fire rites festival(Saito ogoma ku) in Yamanashi.
Saoki’s Festival /May 5
During Amaterasu Omikami Festival, Kagura halls were built at the square at Nishijima and Saoki. There, they dedicate “Nishijima Kagura”, an intangible folk cultural asset designated by the prefecture, to the god.
Shimobe-Onsen Festival/middle of May
It’s held over two days in the Yu-machi(hot spring town). The Crutch Memorial Festival is an extraordinary event made possible only with historical therapeutic baths. On the second day, they dedicate “Kagura” to the god at Kumano-jinja Shrine.
Fireflies Viewing/End of May to June
In "Isshiki District" and "Yumachi Hotaru Park", the villages of fireflies, many fireflies create a fantasy space with their wild dances.
Minobusan Kaibyakue/June 15, the 16th and the 17th
A reminiscent and gallant queue to enter the mountain and Buddhist memorial service are held at the main hall of Kuon-Ji Temple.
Hydrangea Viewing best time Season/End of June to early July
Yado Fireworks/ August
It will be launched from Riverside Park.
Shimoyama Atago Fair Fireworks Festival/ Mid-August
A fireworks festival held by locals since the Edo era.
Mt. Shichimenzan Grand Festival/September 18 and the 19th
A grand festival to commemorate the foundation day of the temple in which Shichimen Daimyojin was enshrined.
Crimson Foliage Best TimeViewing /End of October to early November
The autumn leaves of Route 300”Koshu Irohazaka” are the highlight.
Minobu-san Goeshiki (memorial service for Nichiren) /October 11, the 12th and the 13th
A reminiscent Buddhist memorial service to commemorate Nichiren Shonin's death is held at the Kuon-Ji temple.
Product Festival/ Mid-November
It is held at the Shimobe roadside station during the crimson foliage season. It is an annual Autumn Harvest Festival.
Good bath day（1126） / November 26
Free entries into Onsen. Other events are also held.
Minobu-san Joya-no-Kane (bells of New Year's Eve) /December 31
You can hit the bell of night elimination on a first come first served basis.
