Uneme Festival
Every year around mid-September, this rite is held at Uneme-jinja Shrine in Nara Prefecture. It's intended to soothe the spirit of a woman, a Uneme maid-in-waiting, who supposedly drowned herself in Sarusawa pond after being spurned by the emperor in the Nara period. The ceremony centers around the Hana-ogi Dedication Procession, where dozens of women dressed in Nara-period clothing parade with a display of the 7 Flowers of Autumn and flower-fan decorated portable shrines, and the Rite of Kangen Boats in which flower-decorated boats sail Sarusawa pond offering the flower wreath to the spirit in the waters. The festival is truly filled with a sense of history.
Spot details
- Address
- Nara Pref. Narashi Taruichou In the shrine Map
- Area
- Nara Park Area
- Phone
- 0742278866
- Duration
- 2019/9/12-9/13 17:00Start
- Average attendance
- 21,000people
- Street stall
- Available
- Note
- [Inquiries]0742-27-8866
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN