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Shorinzan Nanakusa Taisai Daruma Market Festival
Takasaki, Gunma
An annual daruma market held January 6–7 at Shorinzan Daruma-ji in Takasaki, with daruma vendors lining the approach to the main hall selling lucky daruma dolls of all sizes.
Nanakusa Porridge and Bird-Chasing Rite at Kawahara Historical Folk Museum
Tottori, Tottori
A folk ritual held every early January at Kawahara Historical Folk Museum in Tottori, where a "bird-chasing" rite is followed by local children and residents eating nanakusa porridge to pray for good health.
Spring Nanakusa-gayu Tasting at Fukuoka Zoo & Botanical Garden
Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
An annual event at Fukuoka Zoo & Botanical Garden held the day before Jan 7, offering free nanakusa-gayu porridge to the first 200 visitors.
Nanakusa Shinji Rite and Rice Porridge Offering at Namiyoke Shrine
Chuo, Tokyo
A nanakusa rite held every January 7 at Namiyoke Shrine in Tsukiji, followed by a free offering of rice porridge in the shrine grounds (first-come, about 100 servings).
Nanakusa Hitaki Fire Rite and Rice Porridge Offering at Atago Shrine
Minato, Tokyo
A fire purification rite held at Atago Shrine in Minato every January 7 at 11:00, where old talismans are burned and attendees pray for health by the purifying flame, followed by a nanakusa porridge offering.
New Year Mochi-Pounding and Nanakusa Porridge at Otori Shrine
Taito, Tokyo
A New Year event at Otori Shrine in Senzoku, Asakusa, held every January 7, featuring mochi-pounding, nanakusa rice porridge, festival stalls and a lottery in the shrine grounds.
New Year Nanakusa Porridge Gathering at Joboku Park
Itabashi, Tokyo
An annual New Year event held by Itabashi Ward every January 7 at the baseball field in Joboku Park, co-hosted with a local farmers' group, offering free nanakusa rice porridge.
Asao Traditional Nanakusa Porridge Gathering
Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
An annual nanakusa rice porridge event held every January 7 in the plaza in front of Asao Ward Office, Kawasaki, distinctively adding grilled mochi, with traditional music and games.
Make Nanakusa Rice Porridge in a Dutch Oven at Saitama Midorinomori Museum
Iruma, Saitama
A hands-on workshop at Saitama Midorinomori Museum where participants cook nanakusa rice porridge in a Dutch oven using seven herbs gathered from the surrounding satoyama woodland. For ages 3 and up; advance booking required.
Kitakoyasu Yabusame Horseback Archery Rite at Sugawara Shrine
Kimitsu, Chiba
A horseback archery rite held every January 7 at Sugawara Shrine in Kitakoyasu, Kimitsu, divining the year's weather and harvest from the number of arrows that strike the target; designated as a city intangible folk cultural property.
Aouma-sai (White Horse Festival) at Kashima Jingu
Kashima, Ibaraki
An annual rite at Kashima Jingu every January 7, based on the belief that seeing a white horse at the start of the year wards off misfortune; worshippers watch as a sacred horse is led through the shrine grounds.
Nanakusa Rice Porridge Gathering at Sozen-ji Temple
Kiryu, Gunma
An annual rice porridge gathering held every January 7, 6:00–8:00, at Sozen-ji Temple in Kiryu, where locally picked seven herbs are offered before the altar and visitors are served nanakusa porridge.
Aouma Shinji (White Horse Rite) at Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
A rite held every January 7 at 11:00 at Sumiyoshi Taisha, in which the sacred horse "Hakusetsu-go" visits each of the shrine's main halls and then runs through the grounds, praying for good health in the new year.
Hakuba Soran Shinji (White Horse Viewing Rite) at Kamigamo Shrine
Kita-ku, Kyoto
A rite held every January 7 at Kamigamo Shrine, offering nanakusa porridge before the gods and presenting the sacred horse "Koyama-go" to them, tracing back to the imperial court's "Aouma no Sechie" ceremony.
Usokae Shinji (Bullfinch-Exchange Rite) at Dazaifu Tenmangu
Dazaifu, Fukuoka
A rite held every January 7 at 18:00 at Dazaifu Tenmangu, in which worshippers exchange last year's carved wooden bullfinch for a new one, so that the past year's misfortunes are not carried into the new year.