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Chōyō no Sekku

Children wrestle in the Karasu-zumo ring before the Hosodono at Kamigamo Jinja

Sep 9, 2026

Karasu-zumo

Karasu-zumo is Kamigamo Jinja’s September 9 rite in which crow-call movements precede children’s ceremonial sumo after the shrine’s Chōyō observance.

Woman and child beside flowering chrysanthemums in an ukiyo-e print for the Double Ninth Festival

Sep 9, 2026

Chōyō no Sekku

Chōyō no Sekku is Japan’s September 9 Chrysanthemum Festival, the last of the five seasonal festivals, associated with longevity, chrysanthemum sake, court ritual, and autumn observances.