I visited temples and shrines full of individuality in Chuo-ku, strolled around the neighborhood, and continued a series to offer a phrase of memories, but this is the last one.
In Shikoku pilgrimages, the departure of a prayer trip is called "application" (hotsugan), and the successful completion of a tour is called "kigan". The pilgrimage to Chuo-ku continues, but as a conclusion of this series, we decided on the place of "Ying" at Tsukiji's "Namishi Inari Shrine".
In the early Edo period, the Shogunate built the current Tsukiji area to expand the city area, but at that time, when the intense waves were extremely difficult, the weather stopped when worshiping Inari found on the sea, It is said that From that history, the precious name of "wab removal" was given.
It has long been worshiped as a guardian deity in the Tsukiji area, but since the fish shore moved after the Great Kanto Earthquake, it has become even more bustling. At the festival last summer, many people from the market participated and it was exciting. Will this festival change if Tsukiji Market moves? Or will it leave the same atmosphere? However, the history of this shrine, which has been over 350 years, will surely be passed down.
The symbol of "Namishi Inari Shrine" is a pair of male and female lion heads. In the past, it seems that it was a festival to pray for good luck with the dragon and the tiger, but now only the lion is left and is enshrined carefully. However, at the time of the festival, this lion is also tailored to portable shrine and travels around each town lively. For the people of Tsukiji, they are proud and familiar.
There are a number of mounds, namely memorials, such as Tamagozuka and Ebitsuka, on the grounds. It was dedicated by the market participants with gratitude for their lives. It is a monument unique to the area where many people work related to fresh fish and sushi.
I think many people visit Ko Shrine when they visit Tsukiji Market, but please go to the Sumida River because it is a great deal. The view of the river surface from Kachidokibashi is also relaxing. When it gets a little warmer, you can also taste the scenery of "Spring Urara's Sumida River ... ♪", which is declared in Rentaro Taki's "Flowers" on the Sumida River Terrace.
In addition, "Tentake" in front of Tsukiji Market Kachidoki Gate is a famous restaurant where you can taste delicious without hesitation. On the 29th of every month, Fugu Tendon is usually 1,680 yen as a "Fugu Day Service", so it is advantageous because it is just 1,000 yen. Please try it once.
By the way, the event of this season is the Setsubun Festival on February 3. It will also be held here at "Namishi Inari Shrine". (Photo 2 leaves of the Setsubun Festival are quoted from the shrine website.)
On the evening of Setsubun's Day, a ceremony is held in accordance with the ancient ceremony called "Tonna Mitsuya". It shoots three arrows, each of which has the meaning of "turning the disease to health", "turning the pain to fortune", and "turning the shade cheerfully". After that, a scatter a lot of sweets from a special stage. Every time, many worshipers come in search of lucky sweets. I'm going to join this scatter this year too.
At "Namishi Inari Shrine", the shout of "Oni is outside" is not used, and it is exclusively chanted as "Fuku is inside". There is a feeling of praying for the happiness of worshipers in the precincts.
In the first place, "Setsubun" means "the turn of the season", and of course it is originally four times a year, but it seems that it began to refer only to the day before "Riharu". Long ago, Ritsuharu was the beginning of the year, so Setsubun was an important day with the meaning of switching from old to new.
The event called "Tsuna" is a Miyanaka event that was once held on New Year's Eve to pay evil demons that destroyed the capital of Kyoto. Eventually, "Oniyarai" became a custom called "bean-throwing ceremony" and spread throughout the country. Since "Setsubun" had the meaning of a year's milestone, I guess it might have come to take place on this day instead of "New Year's Eve".
My old aunt, who was already older when I was a child, called "Setsubun" "New Year's Eve." Apparently, there are regions all over the country that call so. In other words, you can see that "Setsubun" was positioned similar to New Year's Eve. In addition, the custom of "Ehomaki", which has recently been advertised in a complex, etc., was originally a region centered on Osaka, and it spread to the Kanto region in no time. It is said that Seven-Eleven launched it around 1990. It's still late, isn't it?
In Osaka, it has been practiced since ancient times, as it invites luck by rolling thick rolls toward Ekata of that year. It is customary that you should not speak at this time. However, this custom in Osaka is not so old, and it has spread at once since the owner of a sushi shop in the Taisho era that the husbands of the Senba originally went to play in the teahouse, after the owner of a sushi shop campaign to develop needs It is a common theory that it spread. In other words, it originated very similar to "Eel of Earth" and "Valentine Day".
As such, the desire to do "bean-throwing ceremony" on the day of "Setsubun" and wish for fortune remains unchanged. In most homes, my father may play the role of a demon. It is also an important role to escape by being hit by children with sanzan beans. After the children fall asleep, do you have your mother accompany me with a green liquor? Even in the town of Tsukiji, you can see each other in the night of Setsubun.
If you hear "Ritsuharu", your feelings will flutter in spring even if it is still cold. I wish you a bright and happy spring.
This is the end of this series. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
・・・ A bowl of sake with a clear star and a ragged demon 
If you get warmer in the future, it's a great thing to walk around Kachidokibashi.
