Festival Nagoshi-no-harai (Pray for the health in summer)
Nagoshi-no-harai is a ritual at many shrines of Japanese Shintoism. This ritual is for the health of people. In ancient ...
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Festival Aoi matsuri festival 2020
15th May, in every year this day is the Aoi matsuri festival, the parade!
But this year 2020, you know the covid 19...
Festival Setsubun Festival
Setsubun is a final day of the old luna calendar. Nowadays it is 3rd February. On the day of Setsubun we Japanese belie...
Garden Ume (plum)
In the early spring, many people want to see Sakura blossoms but there are no Sakura. But, don't worry. We can see the ...
Festival Azuki-gayu (rice and small red beans gruel)
15th January is the ko-shogatsu. Ko-shogatsu means little New Year's day, but I don't know what it really means. Anyway ...
Kyoto dairy Hatsu-moude (first visit to shrine of the year)
Hello! Happy New Year!
I went back to parents home Mie prefecture last week, so I went to Ise jingu shrine for the fi...
Higashiyama (East area) Yasaka Jinja shrine
Yasaka Jinja shrine is located at the center of Kyoto city. At the end of Shi-jo street, the main road of the city area,...
Shrine Ujigami Jinja Shrine
Ujigami Jinja Shrine.
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Uji city, Ujiyamada 59
Tel : 0774-21-4634
JR train Uji station, walk 20 minutes
Ke...
Shrine Kibune Jinja Shrine
Shrine Kitano tenman-gu shrine
Kitano tenman-gu is an old shrine in Kyoto. it was established in 947 to honour Michizane Sugawara, who was a famous pol...