Hatsu-uma festival at Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto city

I would like to inform the first festival of the early spring of Kyoto "Fushimi Inari Taisha Hatsu-uma Festival".

By train
JR :It takes 2 minutes on foot from JR Inari shrine station to this shrine.
Keihan train : It takes 7 minutes on foot from Keihan Train Fushimi-Inari station.

This shrine is popular for overseas travelers, and the approach path is always crowded.



This festival is held on the first Uma day of February, this year’s festival day is February 7 at 8 am in the morning.



Hatsu-uma Festival was held on the day of February 711, and is also written in the Makura-no-Soshi by Seisho Nagon.

"Cedar’s pray evidence" is available to buy for having benefits of business prosperity and home safety.
It is around 1000 yen.

"Cedar’s pray evidence" is purchased by many worshipers.


On this day, many worshipers visit.
After worshiping, we recommend you to walk around the famous “Senbon torii” of this shrine.



This Festival brings blessings to the worshipers.
Please try to visit this festival.
That’s it.

Osaka Daido Life Headquarters, Festival Hall

I would like to infom Daido Life Headquarters, Osaka Festival Hall in Higobashi Station North of Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line.

Take the Yotsubashi subway line from Osaka, get off at Higobashi station, and heading north of the Yotsubashi bridge, you will see the Daido Life headquarters building on your right.

The head office building is a beautiful beige building whose lower part is arch-shaped.

When entering the entrance, the ceiling is a fine hall of stained glass marble and special exhibitions of "Origin of Kashimaya of Daido Life and Asako Hirooka" are held at the 2nd Floor Memorial Hall.

Please accept reception on the first floor and see the special exhibition on the second floor. Free.

Hirooka Asako is a founder of Daido Life and became widely known in 2015 as an NHK continuous TV novel "Morning came".


This special exhibition has been held since 2014 to celebrate the lifetime of Hirooka Asako and will be finished at the end of March this year.


Hirooka Asako is a Mitsui family from Kyoto, a women businessman representing Meiji.
Asako was married to Osaka's rush shop Kashimaya, after a turmoil in the Meiji Restoration, she participated in the coal mine business and expanded the business.



After that, she founded a bank and built the foundation of Daido Life.
In her later years, she was a great woman who focused on girls' education and founded Japan Women's University.

At the exhibition, It introduce the her history in detail.
Especially, I can admire the indomitable spirit of "nine falls wake up".

Next, cross the Tosabori River in the north, you can see the festival hall.

The festival hall is the hall where orchestras and concerts are held.

When entering the entrance of the west side, a red carpet is laid on the stairs to the second floor.
There is a fine hall on the 5th and 7th floors of this building.
You can feel yourself becoming great by walking on this red carpet.


Please take a stroll around the Daido Life Building and the Festival Hall in the vicinity of Higobashi Bridge near Osaka.

That’s it.

Sagicho festival at Inu shrine in Nagoya city

I would like to inform Nagoya Inu shrine in early years.



From Nagoya get off at Shonaidori of Tsurumai subway line, I arrive at Inu shrine in about 10 minutes on foot to the northeast.

Inu Shrine was built at 673.

This shrine is a shrine that enshrines InunoHimeno God, it is said that it is effective for praying for child giving and delivery.
As you enter from the southern torii, there is a dog stone statue in front of the main hall.
It is a dog-like stone statue with a brave face.



There are many people who was born at Inu year and have a pet dogs are visiting at this shrine.

The New Year's three days were particularly crowded with worshipers.



On January 14, there is a ceremony of Sagicho at 9: 00-15: 00.

In the ceremony of Sagisho we bake the rice cake with fire broiled by the worshiper’s Ornamental Shimenawa decoration, Old God Fuda and Omamori.
If you eat this grilled rice cakes, it is said that you can live without disease for a year.



In addition, we received a division of a Kagami Mochi rice cake, and we crouching down, eating baked rice cake it is said that you can live without disease for a year.





This Sagicho festivalLeft-right ceremony ends in the morning.

The precincts are packed with a savory smell baking rice cake with soy sauce on.

Please go to this ceremony of this Sagicho festival, and pray for no sick and disease.

That’s it.