This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

ふいご祭

ふいご祭り、 鞴祭、 鞴祭り

Reading

Kana: ふいごまつり
Romaji: fuigomatsuri
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 まつ.る、 まつ.り、 まつり
Meanings: ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
Readings: ヒ、 ビ、 フク、 ふいご
Meaning: bellows