Godo Hiyoshi Sanno Festival is the annual festival of the Hiyoshi May 3 of the shrine (shigaku) - four days (this music). In addition, Meiji until the first year in Uzuki (April) two Roh monkey day, March up to six years, was done on April 13, 14 days.

　The festival, has become by a number of events, ceremonies, the center is a Togyo of portable shrines of seven groups of seven companies Sanno, specifically from 4:00 morning 0 Morning Togyo and from 17:00 is Kangyo. Especially Morning Togyo surrounded by torches it is also said to be famous "Kobe fire festival".

　During portable shrine of Togyo, do not absolutely stop and sprinting, such as bearers hand is replaced in the middle while running, it has a feature that is not seen much in the other festival.

　here are several theories about the origin of the festival, according to the tradition Minamotono Yoritomo has donated the Sharyo to kenky? year (end of the 12th century), it has been reported to have dedication the portable shrines of seven groups.

　Now the mikoshi are those that have been produced in both the seven groups in 1687.It had been housed in Hiyoshi Shrine, (in the 19th century) Fumihisa era thereafter, each town have come to save management.

　Depending on the festival, in 1687 to develop amendments, some changes in 1872 have led to the current.

　It should be noted that this festival as "Godo Sanno Festival", on July 19, 1978, are specified in the Gifu Prefecture important intangible folk cultural asset. The shrines seven groups also, to collectively with one hundred and eight votive stand a pair of Shinto June 19, 1961, it is specified in the Gifu Prefecture important tangible folk cultural assets.