Waraiko (Laughing Rite)
Hofu · 小俣八幡宮（防府市台道小俣）
Dec 2026 6-6
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Hofu
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About this event
An 800-year-old rite at Omata Hachimangu in which paired participants laugh aloud three times over a sprig of sacred sakaki: once for the year's harvest, once for the next, and once to laugh away the year's sorrows.