Rei-sai - Annual Grand Festival
The main annual festival of each shrine, honoring its principal kami.
Rei-sai is the most important annual festival of each shrine, commemorating an event significant to its kami - often their legendary arrival or a historical miracle. The entire community participates in elaborate rituals, processions, and celebrations.
The rei-sai renews the bond between the kami and all who worship at this shrine.
Rei-sai represents the high point of each shrine's annual ritual calendar.
Shrine traditions