Sohei Matsuri takes place on the first weekend of October in Yunoyama Onsen. People dressed as medieval Buddhist warrior monks carry a 600kg/1300lbs mikoshi (portable shrine) with 40-something blazing torches around the mountain.

Japan (Country)Japanese FestivalsFestival (Type Of Conference)Tourist DestinationMie Prefecture (Japanese Prefecture)Yunoyama-Onsen Station (Transit Stop)Tourism (Interest)Buddhism (Religion)Buddhism In Japan (Religion)Religion (TV Genre)Sōhei僧兵祭り