Goshinko (Transport of the Gods) at Taga Shrine

多賀神社の御神幸

Goshinko is an event to transport the gods at Taga Shrine, which has long been familiar to the people of Nogata and is known by its nickname, “Otaga-san”. The ritual takes place once every three years midway through the Fall Festival (the second or third Saturday of October).
On the day of the event, a procession of people wearing colorful costumes parade through the town in the light of dozens of lanterns while music is played on Japanese flutes and drums. This procession is also said to be an imitation of the Aoi Festival in Kyoto and reminds observers of the subtle and profound world of Heian picture scrolls.
Moreover, Goshinko takes on the style of “Goshinme Kingai (a sacred horse with brocaded canopy) ”, in which a horse carries the portable shrine that the gods are transported in. Taga Shrine’s Goshinko is known as one of the rarer ceremonies of its kind throughout Japan.

Address (Japanese)	822-0016　福岡県直方市直方701（多賀神社内）
Address	Taga Shrine, 701 Nogata, Nogata City, Fukuoka
Telephone Number	0949-22-0125（多賀神社）
Contact	Taga Shrine
Fax Number	0949-22-3434
Open	The second or third Saturday of October (once every three years)
Car Park	Available; 500 vehicles At No.1 and 2 parking lots (Free)
Access	By train - About a 10 minute walk from JR Nogata Station on the Fukuhoku-Yutaka Line
Website	http://www.tagajinjya.or.jp/