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Oni-Hashiri at Dadado Hall
陀々堂の鬼はしりだだどうのおにはしり
D A T E2026-01-14
A 'demon-running' rite held on January 14 each year at the Dadado Hall of Nembutsu-ji Temple in Otsu, Gojo City, Nara Prefecture, marking the conclusion of the temple's Shushō-e New Year ritual. Twice — once in the afternoon and once at night — three demons bearing large torches race through the hall while flames rise from the goma altar, in prayer for freedom from illness and for abundant harvests at the year's beginning. A children's demon-running is also held. A Nationally Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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Highlights
- 01Nationally Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property
- 02Two demon-runnings — afternoon and night — plus a children's demon-running
- 03Three demons race through the hall bearing large torches
- 04A fire-rite structure with flames and sparks from the goma altar
- 05A Shushō-e concluding rite said to carry over 500 years of history
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