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Consult the official Fushimi Inari Taisha festival calendar
大祓式
Ōharae-shiki
Great Year-End Purification Ceremony
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The year-end Oharae-shiki transfers faults and impurities to paper hitogata so worshippers may conclude the year with purified body and spirit. It is followed by a New Year’s Eve ceremony expressing gratitude for Inari’s protection throughout the year.
Festival schedule
December 31 at 3:00 p.m.
December 2026
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