♪ 1178 Gunshu Inari Shrine Reitaisai festival
Thursday, May 3 8:00 a.m. The rain that began to fall from the night before weakened in the morning, and the sky gradually became brighter. In the weather forecast, it will rise to 28 degrees. It's still cloudy, but it's humid and doesn't require a jacket. When I went to Tepposu Park, the Horai, who came out of Kariya, was surrounded by many people. Are they friends who have been carrying mikoshi together since childhood? Some people talk to each other closely. Everyone seems to be waiting for that time to come yet.
Around 8:30 a.m. I heard the sound of the drums from the gunpowder Inari Shrine, and turned my feet in a hurry. The ceremony of the shrine begins. Outside the shrine, there is a rickshaw that participates in the brass band, Shinko Festival imperial procession. In front of the precincts of worship hall, the head office of portable shrine is enshrined, and in Kagura Hall, the artillery East Hayashi plays. The ceremony of Miyade began as the pupils and spectators watched. Headquarters portable shrine is a work from 1926 by Sangoro Akiyama, who still has a store in Hatchobori. It is a magnificent thing of 4 feet and 1 inch and 5 minutes (about 1m30cm). And finally, at the head office of portable shrine. By this time, the rain had risen completely, and the sun was shining.
In the afternoon, mikoshi from each town council went around the alleys of each town, and then went to the shrine. At the rest area on the way, the town council members were busy preparing tea and candy for the bearers and spectators while watching the mikoshi approaching. It's a few minutes for adults, so it's very hard.
On this day, throughout the day, shouts and lively voices echoed from here and there. The whole town is filled with enthusiasm because the shrine parishioner town council sends out mikoshi all at once. The mikoshi of the neighboring town council also passes through the nearby alley, and if you think it looks over there, a mikoshi will come here, so it's a special day anyway. It is still impressive to see the mikoshi in our town go through the alleys. Minato-ko only watched from afar, but felt very proud. Thanks to you, we were blessed with the weather on the 4th and 5th the next day. Thank you very much for your help.
Chuo-ku Tourism correspondent Minatokko-chan
No. 5 May 6, 2018
