Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Hōnensai
- Holiday.type
- shinto
- Holiday.image
- Hōnen Matsuri 2.JPG
- Holiday.imagesize
- 250px
- Holiday.caption
- Hōnensai at Tagata Shrine in Komaki
- Holiday.observedby
- Japan (specific locations)
- Holiday.longtype
- Religious
- Holiday.significance
- Celebrates the blessings of a bountiful harvest and all manner of prosperity and fertility
- Holiday.scheduling
- same day each year
- Holiday.date
- 15 March
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thumb|Hōnensai
is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in some locations in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Hōnen means prosperous year in Japanese, implying a rich harvest, while a matsuri is a festival. The Hōnen festival and ceremony celebrate the blessings of a bountiful harvest and all manner of prosperity and fertility.