Kamiari-sai

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Kamiari-sai is a major Shinto festival held in Izumo, Japan, during which it is believed that all the gods from across the country gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine for an annual divine assembly.

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Label Occurrences
Kamiari-sai canonical 4
Kamiarisai 1
Kamiarizuki 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto festival
alsoKnownAs Month of the Gods festival
associatedDeity Ōkuninushi
associatedShrine Izumo Taisha
linked to: Izumo Taisha Shrine
associatedWith kami of all Japan
attracts pilgrims from across Japan
tourists
belief all Shinto deities leave their local shrines and gather at Izumo Taisha
category Annual events in Japan
Religious festivals in Japan
Shinto in Shimane Prefecture
country Japan
culturalRegion Izumo region
San’in region
frequency annual
hasLanguage Japanese
hasRitual offerings and norito recitations
sending-off ceremonies for departing kami
welcoming ceremonies for arriving kami
hasType annual festival
matsuri
heldIn Izumo, Japan
mainLocation Izumo Taisha
linked to: Izumo Taisha Shrine

Izumo, Shimane Prefecture
relatedConcept Kamiarizuki
linked to: Kamiari-sai

Kannazuki
religion Shinto
religiousTradition Shintoism
linked to: Shinto
ritualFocus prayers for good fortune and harmony
prayers for human relationships and matchmaking
significance annual gathering of Shinto kami
divine assembly of deities from all over Japan
timeOfYear around November in the modern solar calendar
tenth month of the traditional Japanese lunar calendar

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Izumo Taisha Shrine hasFestival Kamiari-sai
Kamiari Festival alsoKnownAs Kamiarisai
linked to: Kamiari-sai
Kamiari Festival alsoKnownAs Kamiari-sai
Izumo region hasFestival Kamiari-sai
Kamiari-sai relatedConcept Kamiarizuki
linked to: Kamiari-sai
Izumo Ōyashiro festival Kamiari-sai