The Nachi Fire Festival is one of the three largest fire festivals in Japan. It is the annual returning to the waterfall of Hiro – jinja Shrine from Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine. Twelve six-meter tall ogi-mikoshi represent the waterfall carrying the twelve gods of Kumano. In transferring the gods from the main shrine to the waterfall, twelve giant taimatsu pine torches weighing 50 kg–60 kg are carried down the path to the waterfall for a purification ritual with the flames. In 2015, the festival was nationally designated as an important intangible folk cultural property.

Event Dates	Mid-July every year (tentative)
Event Details	July 14, 2025
Official site	http://www.kumanonachitaisha.or.jp/ougimaturi/ougi.html
Location (venue)	Around Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine and Hiro - jinja Shrine
Address	1 Nachisan, Nachikatsuura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama

Region	Kinki
Category	Bravery, Shrines and temples

Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.

update: May.21.2025