Events (information) | Gangoji, national treasure and a world cultural heritage site in Nara

the 28th of each month	Gokito Goma, holy fire memorial service

the second Sunday of every month	Zeshin-kai

March	the vernal equinox day	Higan-e, memorial services during equinoctial week in Spring

May	May 8th	Flower Festival
May	May 27th	Memorial service for Chukokaizan

July	July 7th	Frog stone memorial service
July	July 28th	Memorial service for Kainoduka Fudo-son

August	August 23rd and 24th	Jizo-e, commemoration event for Jizo

September	the autumn equinox day	Higan-e memorial services during equinoctial week in Autumn

October	October, 28th	Tea ceremony to commemorate Yugen （Yamato cabinetmaker, Kawasaki Yugen Okina, Anniversary of his death）

November	from the end of October to early November	Special display in Autumn

December	December 8th	Commemoration of Buddha’s footprint stone

January	the new year’s day	Shusho-e, memorial service

February	February 3rd	Setsubun-e (February 3), for celebrating the day before the first day of spring

（2025, 2029, 2033 ... February 2）

According to the record written in 1726, the following annual events were held at Gokuraku-in before.

the 15th of every month, Ojoko-shiki, lecture for peaceful death
the new year’s day, Daihannya-e (memorial service of reading the part of "Dai
Hannya kyo")
February 15th, Hannya-e (memorial service of reading the part of "Hannya kyo")
February 22nd, Taishi-e (memorial service for Prince Shotoku)
March 21st, Mie-e (memorial service for Kobo-Daishi)
April 8th, Bussho-e (ceremony for Buddha's Birthday)
May, Daihannya-e (memorial service of reading the part of "Dai Hannya kyo")
July 15th, Urabon-e Buddhist ceremony
September, Daihannya-e (memorial service of reading the part of "Dai Hannya kyo")
October, Benten-e (memorial service for Benzaiten, Sarasvati)
December, Butsumyo-e. (Buddha chanting ceremony)