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update:December 26, 2022
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Minoh City is well known for its beautiful natural view, especially the Meiji Memorial Forest Minoh Quasi-National Park where you can appreciate the beauty of the four seasons. The city, with its surrounding mountains and hills, has spectacular cherry blossoms and autumn leaves. Alongside traditional local events, there is a festival called the "Minoh Matsuri" held every year that many Minoh citizens actively participate in.
Information on sightseeing, accommodation, event schedules and transport in and around Minoh and Osaka is available at the following centers.
TEL: 072-723-1885 (Japanese) FAX: 072-721-1788
Address: Minoh City, Minoh 1-1-1
Open: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on weekdays
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on weekends, public holidays, all days in November
Closed: Thursday (Open in November. Open if Thursday is a public holiday, will be closed the next weekday.), the New Year Period (28 Dec - 4 Jan)
TEL: 06-6131-4550 (English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai)
Online help: Osaka Call Center Tourist Guide (External link)
All the firefighters in Minoh City, including professionals and volunteers, showcase their fire fighting and rescue training.
In Japan, when people turn 18 years old, they are recognized as an adult under the law. In each city, the young adults who are coming of age (in Minoh City it is 20 years old) get together and are celebrated on this day.
People bring decorations from the New Year such as Shimenawa to shrines and burn them. It is said that the ash prevents evil from coming into your house if you put it at your entrance.
The new year's first visit to a shrine or temple
People visit a shrine or temple, and pray for health and happiness in the New Year.
Festival of Katsuoji Temple
A holy fire (Goma) of 3m tall cypress leaves is burned and people pray for health and happiness in the New Year.
People walk barefoot on burned logs that were used for a holy fire and pray for health and happiness.
A walking event where you can learn about history, culture, and nature by touring the locations of the Eight Stone Alters (Hatten Ishikura) across the Minoh mountains.
A sports event for both children and adults to enjoy, focused around walking games.
Yamabushi (Mountain monks), open the doors of Gyojado Hall, in which an image of En'no Gyoja, the founder of Shugendo, is placed. The Yamabushi pray and start their training for the year.
The flowering Japanese peppers are a local delicacy delivered from Todoromi.
At Minoh parks, there are various kinds of events such as stamp collecting etc.
Wild mountain lilies on the mountains bloom, a sweet smelling pink flower.
An award ceremony for drawing and humorous poem competitions about healthy teeth. Free dental consultations and blood pressure tests are held.
People over 60 years old enjoy dancing, music, calligraphy exhibitions, etc.
Yamabushi get together from around the Kinki area make a holy fire and pray for En'no Gyoja on the anniversary of his death.
People enjoy a form of traditional Japanese storytelling through a hand-made Kamishibai contest.
Large sweet loquats, a unique product of Todoromi, are in harvest.
Ayu, river trout, are released into the Yono River of Todoromi, and people fish for them.
People enjoy stalls, Bon dancing, and some games in the evening.
The waterfall and river are beautifully illuminated along the road between Minoh Station and the waterfall. (Until the end of August).
Since 2004 it has been held to pray for the city to flourish, and the revival of traditional culture. A fire parade is held down the riverbank of Senri River with Japanese lanterns made by children, straw torches, etc.
It has been held for over 300 years. People walk along holding up about 2m long torches.
People pray to Jizo, a guardian deity of children, for peace and safety.
Large chestnuts, a well-known product in Todoromi, are in harvest.
Elementary and Junior High School children present cultural activities such as music, drama and paintings.
People aged over 75 years old are honored and celebrated their long lives in the communities.
Artworks such as photos, pictures and handcrafts made by the elderly are exhibited.
People enjoy parades, Bon dancing, Minoh Taiko (Japanese drumming), and night stalls.
Many shrines in the city hold festivals to pray for safe and good harvests in the area. People enjoy drumming performances, Mikoshi (portable shrine) parades, and stalls.
Tomikuji is a kind of lottery that was popular in the Edo Period. Ryuanji Temple in Minoh Mountain is the origin of these lotteries. They originated around 440 years ago.
It has been held for about 70 years. People express sympathy for the short lives of insects and hold a memorial service for them.
People of a wide range of ages enjoy various kinds of sports.
Paintings, photos, and handcrafts made by citizens are exhibited and excellent pieces are awarded prizes.
Events are held at Minoh Park when the maple leaves are in full color.
Used furniture and the like are handed out as part of recycling events.
Children go from house to house beating the ground with bundles of straw, expressing thanks to the wild boars for not destroying the rice paddy fields.
Yuzu citrus, which smells good and can be used for cooking, are in harvest in Todoromi.
Yamabushi burn holy fires and close the doors of Gyojado, at the end of their training through the year.
Local agricultural products are shown and sold.
White and red flower cabbages, which are used to decorate the entrance of houses during the New Year period, are delivered from Niina.
As fires are especially common at this time of year, we encourage people to be aware of fire safety.
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