Shimekake Rite (Laughing Ritual) at Hiraoka Shrine
Higashiosaka · Hiraoka Shrine
Dec 2026 20-20
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Higashiosaka
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About this event
Hiraoka Shrine's year-end rite: after the sacred straw rope is replaced, worshippers follow the priest in laughing out loud together to laugh off the past year and wish for good fortune. From 2026 it is held on the third Sunday of December.