The flower festival, the celebration of the Buddha's birth, will be held on April 8, but this year's Ningyocho Great Kannon-ji Flower Festival was held on April 6.
Before visiting in main hall, I put sweet tea on a small statue of Historical Buddha.
Today is the opening day of the main deity, so the door of the neck statue of the normally closed iron Holy Kanzeon Bodhisattva is open.
The opening day of every month was only on the 17th, but the shaking of Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, the iron Buddha head with a height of 170 cm and a width of 54 cm turned 25 degrees to the right. It is said that Sekiguchi added the 11th of every month to the opening day as the "day to think about Tohoku" without returning the direction of the Buddha head.
After worshiping, you will receive an oval rice cracker of Zeitaku Senbei, draw a speed lottery, and if you win, you will receive various prizes provided by 26 famous shops in Ningyocho. Luckily, the egg ware from the bird was hit and delicious.
Even if the lottery is out, you can enjoy sweet tea and sweets in the tent below the stairs. While eating on a bench with red rugs, the character of Ningyocho, Hitonosuke, appeared and was charming.
The procession of worship grew longer and extended to the bottom of the stairs. It may take some time to visit, but how about visiting the Flower Festival, a Buddhist traditional event?