Hongu Taisha Spring Festival 2025

When you walk the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails, located in the south of Wakayama Prefecture, you come to Hongu Town and the Hongu Taisha, one of the Three Kumano Grand Shrine. If your walk happens in mid-April, then you might have a chance to witness the Hongu Taisha Spring Festival. This event is a local spectacle that is rarely swarmed by visitors like other spring festivals in Japan. Therefore, this festival is incredibly culturally immersive since you mingle with locals and witness the traditional prayer rituals and spiritual ceremonies. Following this, the festival consists of eating and drinking local delicacies.