Daizenji Tamatare-gu, Kurume

In the afternoon, we went to Daizenji Tamatare-gu (大善寺玉垂宮), a Shinto shrine in Kurume, Fukuoka. The shrine is famous for its Oniyo (鬼夜) festival held on the evening of January 7 every year. It is counted as one of Japan's three great fire festivals.

The Genna Torii (元和鳥居) and Somon.

Before going to the main temple, I washed my hands at Chozuya.

Going through the Romon gate, I got into the shrine.

Honden or the main shrine.

I found bamboo sticks leaning over the barricades. They will make a big torch to be used for the above-mentioned fire festival. 

 The bell tower. I wonder why are there Buddhism things still left?

There is a bamboo grove in a corner of the shrine grounds.

A big torch used for the Oniyo fire festival put on display in the corridor.