Table of ContentsWhat is the origin of the gun festival?It is said that the “Teppo Festival” dates back more than 200 years to the Edo period.There are various legends about its origins, including one theory that it was started by people who were having trouble with deer and wild boars that were destroying their fields, and one theory was that it was started as a prayer for a bountiful hunt to get rid of those animals, and another theory that it started as a test shot by a hunter. What are the highlights?The finale is the “Otachi” ritual in which the sacred horse runs up the stone steps i…