Sink chicks at Shimogamo Shrine

This time, I would like to introduce you to the Ryu Hina of Shimogamo Shrine.

Take the city bus from Kyoto Station, get off in front of Shimogamo Shrine, and arrive at Shimogamo Shrine immediately.

The Hinamatsuri at Shimogamo Shrine is a Shinto ritual in which the dolls "Sandawara" placed on woven straw are poured into the Mitarashi River, which flows through the precincts, and pray for the safety of children.

It will be held from 10:00 on 3/3 according to the following schedule.

10:00 Reception for Hina dolls begins

10:30 Prayer begins

11:00 Ceremony of shedding chicks by the inner lining and chicks in Heian　　　　　

　　　costumes

11:45 Sink chicks by the general public

Have fun with the graceful shedding chicks.

The first day radish burning of Sanzenin

I would like to introduce the first day radish burning of Sanzenin.

To get to Sansen-in, take Kyoto Bus Line 17 from Kyoto Station, get off at Ohara, and walk for 10 minutes.

Serve radish burning and pray for good luck and good luck.

Using daikon grown organically in Ohara, a special prayer is held to receive the blessings and blessings of King Fudo Myo.

It is usually held at the beginning of February every year, and this year it will be held on February 10 (Saturday) ~ 13 (Tuesday) 9:00 ~ 16:00.

Taste the delicious radish.

Yasaka Shrine's " Okera Festival"

This time, I would like to introduce Yasaka Shrine's " Okera Festival".

From JR Kyoto Station, take city bus lines 100 and 206 and get off at Gion.

The ceremony will be held from 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 31 to 5:00 a.m. on Monday, January 1.

I'm going to buy Kittchou rope.

In the "Okera Festial", worshippers transfer the fire made by burning the medicinal herb Okera from the "Okera lanterns" installed in several places in the temple grounds to the fire rope and auspicious rope, and take it home while spinning the auspicious rope.

It is said that if you transfer the "Okera fire" from the lantern to the rope and take it home while turning it from time to time so as not to extinguish the fire of the rope, and make ozoni with the flame and eat it, you will be able to spend your time without illness.

Fushimi Inari Taisha Fire Festival

This time, we will introduce the fire burning festival of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.

From JR Kyoto Station, go to Tofukuji Temple, transfer to the Keihan Train, get off at Fushimi Inari Station, and walk east for 5 minutes to Fushimi Inari.

Fire Festival will start at 13:00 on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

The Fire Burning Festival is an event to thank the harvest of this year, and the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is the largest in Japan.

You will be overwhelmed by the rising flames.

After the ceremony of the main shrine, a fire burning ceremony is held.

Three firebeds are set up in the funeral hall behind the main shrine, and rice straw from Kanda is burned, and the gods who have brought blessings are sent to the mountain.

At that time, fire skewers with more than 100,000 wishes donated from all over the country are lit, and a kagura dance of kagura women is performed.

Seimei Festival

I would like to inform the Seimei Festival of Kyoto Seimei Shrine. 

Take the subway from JR Kyoto Station, get off at Imadegawa Station, and walk west for about 12 minutes to reach Seimei Shrine. 

Yoimiya Festival from 19:00 on 9/22, Shinkosai from 13:00 on 9/23 At the

Yoimiya Festival on the 22nd, there is a procession of paper lanterns and a dedication of Yudate Kagura, and on the 23rd, a total of 500 people, including floats, Yaotome, and portable shrines, parade through the Nishijin area, led by a boys' drum and fife corps.