One of the most unusual festivals to be held in Japan, the Akusou Matsuri or bad-mouthing festival, is held at the foot of Mt. Atago, at Atago Shrine and Iizuna Shrine.
At Yasaka-jinja Shrine the New Year's Eve Festival is held at the main shrine from 19:00 on the 31st December, after which the priests light lanterns set up in the shrine grounds one by one with a purification fire.