Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

January 7 is one of the five verses, "Human's Day Festival".

Eat seven herbs porridge on this day.

I wish you a good harvest and sound health for a year.

"Serritory of the Buddha, Mt.

In the Heian period, the old customs of China were introduced.

In the Edo period, the shogunate made "Human Day" a public holiday as an official event.

As a result, the custom of eating seven herbs porridge is also available to the general public.

It seems that it has taken root.

In the Edo period, Komatsuna was added to this.

The calendar has been used by many people for a long time. There is a Japanese

There are wisdom and teachings of life and way of life that match the climate.

It is a good food for the recovery of the gastrointestinal tract when the New Year's fatigue begins.

And "People's Day" is a day that values people.

I also want to understand the meaning of the word.

◆Nanakusa Shinto ritual / Namishi Shrine
6-20-37, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
After the festival from 11:00 on January 7, 2018
Free seven herbs porridge was served on the grounds on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tokyo Shimomachi Hachifukujin visits Chuo-ku and Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Visit the eight shrines where they are enshrined, and lead to the end.

It is to receive the virtue.

It's a fairly wide way around the downtown area.

Visit the eight shrines and enjoy a rich atmosphere.

It is also a feature of this course that you can enjoy the cityscape.

There are also shrines closely related to the local community.

I feel the soft and warm comfort.

You may go from any shrine.

You can start at any time.

It seems that some people will go around in a few days.

Why don't you go out slowly?

◆I went to the eight companies and the eight blessings

　Shitaya Shrine (House Safety) 3-29-8 Higashi Ueno, Taito-ku
　Ono Teruzaki Shrine (Academic Performing Arts) 2-13-14 Shimotani, Taito-ku
　Washi Shrine (Business prosperity) 3-18-7 Senzoku, Taito-ku
　Imado Shrine (Marriage) 1-5-22 Imado, Taito-ku
　No. 6 Ten Sakaki Shrine (Healthy Longevity) 1-4-3 Kuramae, Taito-ku
　2-4-1 Kakigaracho, Nihonbashi-Karagaracho, Chuo-ku
　16-23, Nihonbashi Koamicho, Chuo-ku
　Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine (Traffic Safety) 1-1-14 Tsukuda, Chuo-ku

Return from Hakone~
Pass through Chuo-dori, Nihonbashi-to the goal where friends wait.

In the appearance of the players who are cheering from the roadside and squeezing their strength.

I got well. Watching the local game will also be hot.

By the way, we went to Nihonbashi Fukushimakan while the lingering of incandescent remains.

The third day of New Year is the day of "Third Day Tororo".

This event is mainly held in the Tohoku region, praying for longevity and health.

I'm looking for a limited menu of eating tororo.

It also has the effect of caring for tired stomach and intestines.

I got a lot of energy from the players.

After that, I would like to get in good shape and resume work.

◆Nihonbashi Fukushimakan MIDETTE
1F, Yanagiya Taiyo Building, 4-3-16 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo