List of Annual Events

Agon Shu holds various events throughout the year. Anyone can participate in most of the events.

Monthly Regular Events

Event Date General Public
Participation
Monthly Services Every month Yes / Free of charge
Tsuitachi Hosho Goma
(The First of the Month Fire Rite)
First of every month
(early morning)
Yes / Free of charge
Meitoku Service the 16th of every month Yes / Free of charge

Annual Scheduled Events

Event Date General Public Participation
New Year’s Sacred Fire Ceremony (Hatsu-Goma) January 1st at Honzan and Jan. 3rd. at Kanto Betsuin locations Yes / Free of charge
Hoshi Matsuri
Dai-Saito Goma Ceremony of Shinto and Buddhist Realms
February 11 Yes / Free of charge
Agon Shu Buddhist Services for Spring Equinox Spring Equinox Day Yes / Free of charge
Flower Festival (Buddha’s Birthday) April 8 Yes / Free of charge
Anniversary of the Foundation of Agon Shu April 8 Yes / Free of charge
Kyoto Great Buddha Festival May 5 Yes / Free of charge
Dempo-e Summer Training & Seminars July through August No
Mando Senzo Kuyo (Buddhist Services for Repose of Ancestral Spirits) July 13 through 15 (at Kanto Betsuin)
August 13 through 15 (at Honzan)
Yes / Free of charge
Agon Shu Buddhist Service for Fall Equinox Fall Equinox Day No