The origins of the festival date back to August 15, 1659 (the second year of the Manji Period ), and the current portable shrine was made in 1837 (8th year of the Tenpo Period), but it was repainted and renovated during the Meiji era and again in 1968(Showa 43). In addition to the Shinto rituals using the sandwiched box and torige, presentations of a taiko dance,a lion dance, anda miko dance are also performed.