祭概要

巨大な社殿が燃える、日本三大火祭り
A deadly match between men in their critical ages and villagers!
One of the three great fire festivals of Japan, where a shrine pavilion is set on fire.

日の20時半頃から、高さ10数メートルもの大きな社殿を舞台に、火を付けようとする村民とそれを防ごうとする厄年の男衆が、壮絶な攻防戦を繰り広げます。火が付いた松明での攻撃と、社殿を守る姿は、本気の喧嘩さながら。22時過ぎに社殿に火が入れられると、激しい炎が上がって祭りは最高潮に。翌朝、燃え落ちた社殿の炭で餅を焼いて食べると、1年間は風邪を引かないとも伝えられています。

1月14日朝から15日昼にかけて、山から切り出したご神木で作る社殿。釘や針金を一切使わず、昔ながらの手作業で作ります。

A fire festival in Nozawa Onsen Village, which is known as one of the most unusual festivals in Japan. On January 15 at around 8:00 p.m., villagers who try to set fire to the shrine pavilion over 10 meters in height have a fierce struggle with men in their critical ages who try to stop it. The attacks with lit torches and those who try to protect the shrine pavilion look just like a real fight. The climax of the festival is after 10:00 p.m. when the flames enter the shrine pavilion and become intense. It is said that you will not catch a cold for the next year if you bake rice cakes with the coals of the burnt shrine pavilion and eat them the following morning.

A shrine pavilion built from the morning of January 14th until daytime on the 15th with sacred trees chopped up in the mountains. It is built without any nails or wires using traditional methods.

馬場の原（道祖神祭り特設会場）
Babanohara (Special Dosojin Fire Festival Hall)

Nozawa Onsen Tourism Association (0269-85-3155)

祭基本情報