On October 8, the first day of the "2011 Tsukiji Autumn Festival" held on October 8 and 9, the "Ohatsuho Festival" was held at Namiki Inari Shrine.
After the festival was held at 9:30, the first 300 people were invited to celebrate their first spikes. "Sasazushi" in the lion village Kanazawa, a lion village related to the shrine, and "Hakusan Shinsui" in the sacred mountain Hakusan, which is also the water prepared for the sacred wine "Hazushi".
In addition, worshipers were treated with 'Kikushu' (Chrysanthemum-no-Shizuku' (Chrysanthemum-no-Shizuku) in which edible chrysanthemums were floated on 'Manzai Raku' (Chrysanthemum-no-Shizuku') in connection with Choyo no bushiku (Chrysanthemum-no-bushiku).
Chrysanthemum sake is a liquor in which chrysanthemum petals are soaked, and it is thought that its aroma and the noble elegance of chrysanthemum flowers will cause evil and extend its life. It is said that drinking morning dew accumulated in chrysanthemums in the early morning is good for longevity.
At the Niiname-no-Matsuri <Doburoku Festival> on November 23, it is said that Nigori sake "Koho" made from rice from Shinsenden will be served to worshipers.
The large lion, which was popular among the common people, was burned down in the late Edo period, but was revived in 1990 by the hand of Seiun Chida, a wood sculptor of Kaga lion head living in Baishan City, Kanazawa. It is 2.4m tall and weighs 1t, the largest wooden structure in Japan. I heard that this is the edge, and "sacred wine" came to be brewed at Kobori Sake Brewery, a brewery of "Manzai Raku" in Hakusan City.
