It's at the height of summer.
In various parts of Chuo-ku, summer festivals and Bon Odori competitions are held, and the heat is full of seasonal and atmosphere.
This weekend, the Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine Grand Festival, one of the best traditional events in the city, will be held. Because it is a festival once every three years, the locals are waiting for the day by pulling their hands.
This time, in particular, "Ieyasu Tokugawa's 400th Anniversary Festival (a commemorative project commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death)" Thank you for the peace of this area that has continued since the Edo era, and Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine was set in Settsu. In honor of Ieyasu, the country, Tsukuda (currently Osaka City), will be held in large respect.
Of particular note is that not only the newly-built tour of Miya portable shrine, but also the pre-preserved Miya portable shrine (octagonal portable shrine, Tenpo era), will travel around the town. This may be the first and last time that two large mikoshis are traveling together. Don't miss it!
The schedule is July 31, as described in the event information of the Chuo-ku Tourism Association (http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/event/monthly.php?year=2015 & month=08#event1). It starts on Friday. After the ceremony was held on this day, in the evening, a ceremony will be held in which ritual officials from each town in the Tsukishima district prepare themselves in their yukatas and walk in the shrine to pray for the safety of the festival.
Saturday, August 1 is the Union imperial procession of each town. A number of portable shrines run out of each town and set up in front of the shrine. The powerful voice of the men carrying the portable shrine fills Tsukuda Island.
On the 2nd, the Maritime Festival and the Ship imperial procession will be held in the morning. I used to carry the portable shrine and enter the Sumida River, but now I put portable shrine on a boat and pray for the well-being of the district from the water. And during the day it is a tour of Miya portable shrine. Miya Mikoshi, who left Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine, travels around each town, arrives at the inn in Kachidoki, and spends the night.
On the 3rd (Monday), Miya Mikoshi will leave Kachidoki this time and return to Tsukuda's headquarters in the form of delivery in each town. The enthusiasm continues until the finale of the festival, "Miyairi".
In addition to these general schedules, the whole area will be full of festival mode for four days, with its own portable shrine and floats cruising, music and drums being unveiled in each town. During periods when there are no cruises in portable shrine, portable shrines are displayed in temporary houses called "Okariya" in each town. If you look closely, there are features one by one, so it is interesting to see and go around in order.
We look forward to this festival, also known as the Water Festival, where the rhythm and shout of portable shrine resonate in midsummer alleys, splashes with rainbows, and smiles of people.
