Hatsuyama Festival (Petanko Festival)

This Shinto Ritual is held in June 1st every year in Sengen Mountain (“Otoko Sengen” and ”Onna Sengen”).

It is said that if you bring a baby born during last 1 year and pay visit to the shrine on this mountain and red stamp is put on the baby’s forehead, the baby will grow up in good health without illness. This Shinto ritual has begun more than 400 years ago and has been designated as an important cultual prpperty of Ashikaga City.

Boy visit Otoko Sengen (Higher Mountain) and Girl visit Onna Sengen (Lower Mountain)

If you can not pay visit to the shrine due to illness, etc., red seal will be stamp on the baby’s underwear.

Location Map

Basic Information

Address	Sengen Shrine (Tanaka-cho, Ashikaga City)
Telephone Number	0284-71-2646
Website	https://www.ashikaga-kankou.jp/event/petanko_matsuri
Price	Goshuin 700 yen Ema 500 yen Ofuda 1500 yen Fan 300 yen Good Luck Charm 500 yen Kou（Ofuda・Gosyuin・Ema・2 Fans） 2500 yen
Date	June 1st ※Every year Same day
Time	8:00 am 〜5:00 pm
Venue	Sengen Shrine (Tanaka-cho， Ashikaga City)
DIRECTIONS	20-minute walk from Ashikaga station. Or 10-minute walk from Tobu-Ashikagashi station.
Map Code	34 593 224*11

Southern Area

This area boasts evocative historical buildings and townscapes, such as the Ashikaga School, known for being the oldest school in Japan, and Kura no Machi, a district where buildings from the mid-19th century, a time when the area prospered as a commercial district, still stand. At Ashikaga Flower Park, you can see 350 blooming wisteria flowers, flowing downward from above, creating a world of enchantment.