The annual Kotohira Shrine Festival in Iwaki, Japan, is a significant event held each year on January 10th. It is a day of prayer for household and traffic safety, as well as prosperous business, with an estimated 150,000 people attending. The shrine is one of the "Three Great Konpira Shrines" in Japan. The festival features numerous stalls selling food and lucky charms like Iwaki Daruma dolls and kumade (decorative bamboo rakes).