Reiwa 6 (2024), Sunday, June 30 — Nagoshi no Oharae (Summer Purification)
This Shinto rite, held every June and December,
invites attendees to pass through a chinowa (ring of cogon grass) to purify mind and body and pray for health and protection from illness. The grand purification rites take place at various shrines across Isehara City.

* Oyama Afuri Shrine, Lower Shrine (TEL 0463-95-2006) from 14:00
355 Ooyama, Isehara, Kanagawa
From Isehara Station North Exit, board the bus from platform 4 bound for Ooyama Cable — about 30 minutes
Get off at the final stop, then take the cable car for 6 minutes

* Sannomiya Hibita Shrine (TEL 0463-95-3237) from 14:00
1472 Sannomiya, Isehara, Kanagawa
From Isehara Station North Exit, take the bus from platform 1 bound for Kurihara via Sekidai — about 15 minutes
Get off at Hibita Shrine
From Isehara Station North Exit, take the bus from platform 4 bound for Isehara Depot via Tonomura and Ishikurabashi — about 12 minutes, get off at “Sannomiya” and walk about 5 minutes
From Isehara Station North Exit, take the bus from platform 1 bound for Tsurumaki Onsen Station via Osumidai — about 12 minutes, get off at “Godo” and walk about 12 minutes
From Isehara Station North Exit, take the bus from platform 1 bound for Isehara Depot via Shirane and Route 246 — about 12 minutes, get off at “Danchi-kita” and walk about 12 minutes

* Isehara Daijingu (TEL 0463-96-1611) from 16:00
3-8-1 Isehara, Isehara, Kanagawa
A 10-minute walk from Isehara Station North Exit along Chuo Street

Pass through the chinowa to cleanse impurities and let’s overcome this hot summer together!