Ryugen-ji Temple Setsubun Ceremony
Last Updated on January 28, 2025
| calendar_month DATE | Feb 02 2025 |
|---|---|
| schedule TIME | 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| payments Cost | FREE |
| info Website | Official Website |
| location_on Location | Ryugen-ji Temple |
|---|---|
| map Area | Kyoto |
| category CATEGORY | Festival |
Event Overview
On Setsubun, a ritual is held to ward off evil spirits and bring in good fortune.
At Ryugen-ji Temple Setsubun festival in Kyoto, the event starts with goma sticks containing worshippers wishes and names being burnt in ceremonial containers.
Later, a ceremony is performed and beans are thrown at oni (demons) by those attending to purify and drive away evil spirits. Misfortune and bad health are banished along with the spirits.
Worshippers should eat roasted soybeans after the ceremony, one for each year of their life, to bring good luck for the coming year.
You can purchase packs of beans at this festival that contain lottery tickets for prizes donated by sponsoring companies and worshippers.
The festival activities will take place at the following times:
12:00~13:30 – Goma stick burning
14:00~15:00 – Oni ceremony and bean-throwing ceremony
15:00~16:00 – Lottery prize exchange (lottery tickets obtained by purchasing beans)
Venue Information
Location: Ryugen-ji Temple, 2 Oyakeiwayaden, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto, 607-8172, Japan
Dates: 2nd February
Opening Times: 12:00 to 16:00.
Entry Cost
Free.
Getting There
20 minutes walk from Nagitsuji Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line.