Fujiyoshida Fire Festival
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The Fujiyoshida Fire Festival is a traditional late-summer event in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, where massive torches and bonfires are lit to symbolically calm Mount Fuji and mark the end of the climbing season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fujiyoshida Fire Festival canonical | 1 |
| Yoshida Fire Festival | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yoshida no Himatsuri ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Fuji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
local guardian festival for Mount Fuji
ⓘ
one of the most famous fire festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| features |
participation of local residents
ⓘ
processions of portable shrines ⓘ rows of large roadside torches ⓘ traditional music and performances ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasElement |
chanting and prayers to Mount Fuji
ⓘ
traditional costumes worn by participants ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
lighting of bonfires
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lighting of massive torches ⓘ |
| heldAtShrine |
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suwa Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important local intangible folk cultural asset of Fujiyoshida ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lightingTime | evening ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fujiyoshida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Konohanasakuya-hime ⓘ |
| organizer | local shrines in Fujiyoshida ⓘ |
| purpose |
to calm Mount Fuji
ⓘ
to mark the end of the Mount Fuji climbing season ⓘ |
| region |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
surface form:
Chubu region
|
| relatedTo |
Mount Fuji worship
ⓘ
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha ⓘ
surface form:
Sengen shrine cult of Mount Fuji
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | fire control by local authorities ⓘ |
| season | late summer ⓘ |
| startTimeRelationToClimbingSeason | held near the end of the official Mount Fuji climbing season ⓘ |
| symbolism |
flames as offering to the mountain deity
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flames as protection against disasters from Mount Fuji ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
parades along the main street of Fujiyoshida
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street stalls and festival food ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | August ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fujiyoshida
this entity surface form:
Yoshida Fire Festival