# Year-End Purification Ceremony (Grass Ring Ritual) at Katsushika Hachiman Shrine
_年越しの大祓式（茅の輪神事）／葛飾八幡宮_

- **When:** Thu, Dec 31, 2026 (JST)
- **Where:** Katsushika Hachiman Shrine — 4-2-1 Yawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba
- **Map:** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.724167,139.931046
- **Price:** price on the official site
- **Category:** Cultural & Ethnic Festivals
- **Official site:** https://maruchiba.jp/event/detail_13388.html
- **On Tokyo Events:** https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/year-end-purification-ceremony-grass-ring-ritual-at-katsushika

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In this Shinto ritual, participants write their name and age on a paper figure, breathe on it three times to transfer their impurities, and then pass through a ring made of grass to purify themselves of misfortune. Held annually at the end of June and on New Year's Eve.

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Source: Tokyo Events — https://eventstokyo.com/en/events/year-end-purification-ceremony-grass-ring-ritual-at-katsushika