The Akibasan Kongen Yabuse Matsuri — or the Akibasan Protection from Fire Festival — takes place at the Akibasan Shrine in the Itabashi district of Odawara City.
What happens?
The festival, which dates from the 16th century, is ostensibly for offering protection from fire. A better description might be “fun with fire” — with robed priests doing a variety of activities with fire, including writing Chinese characters in the air with a flaming stick and firing arrows into a bonfire.
Schedule 2024
The fire portion starts at 7 p.m.
How to get there
The temple is a 10-minute walk from Hakone Itabashi Station.
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6th Dec, 2025
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3:00pm – 8:00pm
秋葉山火防祭
Free
Official site
⚠️ Link in Japanese
Hakone Itabashi
