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Event info｜Tenjin Festival
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The Tenjin Festival takes place in Osaka around Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and is rooted in devotion to its deity, Sugawara no Michizane. According to tradition, it began in the 10th century, when a sacred spear was floated down the Okawa River and a ritual site was established where it came ashore. Transporting the deity there by boat is said to have given rise to the spear-floating ritual and boat procession. The festival combines processions through the streets and along the river with drumming, lion dances and other ceremonies. At night, boats travel along the Okawa as firelight, lanterns and votive fireworks reflect on the water, earning it the name Festival of Fire and Water. River rituals, street processions and shrine ceremonies together form this Osaka summer celebration.
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