Hiburi Kamakura (Senboku City, Akita Prefecture)
It is a small New Year's event held every year on February 14 to pray for a safe and healthy year for the family and for the safety of the household as well as to drive away evil spirits in the rice paddies with a sacred fire.
In the hifuri, a 1-meter rope is tied around a bale of charcoal, the bale is lit on fire, and the person holding the end of the rope swings it around his or her body.
General Information
- Address
- 秋田県仙北市角館町
- Official Website
- Lake Tazawa-Kakunodate Tourist Association
Contact
- Contact
- Senboku City Tourism Information Center “Kakunodate Ekimae Kura
- Telephone Number
- 0187-54-2700



