With the Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, scheduled for May 15th, the Mikage Matsuri, a ceremony to welcome the newly born divine spirit into the main shrine, was held on May 12, 2026, at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage site in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, and other locations. In the Tadasu no Mori forest within the shrine grounds, the Azuma Asobi dance, praising the deity, was performed under the gentle afternoon sunlight filtering through the trees.