YOSHIDA FIRE FESTIVAL

SAT • 26 AUG
COST BY AGE GROUP:
$30 (4 & Up)
$30 (3 & Under if a seat is needed)
ITINERARY:
Depart 12 p.m.
Festival 2:30–9 p.m.
Return 11:30 p.m

Tour cost includes transportation. We do not recommend
small children participating due to the late return time and
festival crowds.
The Yoshida Fire Festival, or Yoshida no Himatsuri, is held
every year on August 26. It is said that the ceremony
appeases the goddess of Mt. Fuji and keeps the volcano
from erupting for another year. Yoshida no Himatsuri also
serves as the closing ceremony of the Fujisan summer
climbing season. Named as one of Japan’s three most
unique festivals, this 500-year-old tradition is a consistent
community favorite. Festival-goers watch the burning of
large taimatsu torches and the parade of portable shrines
(called Omikoshi) through the streets. The Fire Festival is
one of Fujiyoshida’s most prized cultural possessions, and
this year’s festival promises to live up to its reputation.