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Shujo Onie at Jobutsuji
成佛寺の修正鬼会じょうぶつじのしゅじょうおにえ
D A T E2026-02-23
A spring-greeting rite of the Rokugo Manzan tradition, held in alternating years at Jobutsuji Temple in Kunisaki, Oita. Three demons — Araki (Wild Demon), Shizumeki (Calming Demon), and Saibarai-ki (Misfortune-Sweeping Demon) — appear bearing torches, striking the shoulders and backs of worshippers with the burning brands to grant freedom from illness and good harvests. It is a central transmission site of the nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property 'Shujo Onie of the Kunisaki Peninsula'.
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Highlights
- 01Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property 'Shujo Onie of the Kunisaki Peninsula'
- 02Three demons — Araki, Shizumeki, and Saibarai-ki — appear
- 03Demons strike worshippers with torches to confer health and protection
- 04A syncretic Buddhist-folk spring rite of the Rokugo Manzan Tendai temples
- 05Performed in rotation by Jobutsuji, Tennenji, Iwatoji and other temples
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