First Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival/Watsugae Shinto Ritual

About this event

The Hatsu-Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine marks the first Tenjin festival day of the year, celebrating the arrival of plum blossoms. The Watsugae Shinto ritual, in which bullfinch clay figures are exchanged to ward off misfortune, is a distinctive and beloved tradition unique to this shrine.