The Setsubun event was held at a shrine in Chuo-ku, but I went to Suitengu.
In Suitengu, celebrities don't sow beans, but the moderator is the gorgeous 
voice actor Whale and the lead of bean-throwing ceremony. It's a very nice voice, and you'll get well when you listen.
voice actor Whale and the lead of bean-throwing ceremony. It's a very nice voice, and you'll get well when you listen.The bean sowing took place at 13:00 p.m. Beginning with the invited bean-throwing ceremony, about 10 people x 4 to 5 sets, bags containing Setsubun beans and candy are scattered. There are golden stickers on some of the scattered bean bags, and when you get them, you can
exchange them for prizes. It feels like a little lottery (laughs) (I couldn't get them, but the prize seems to be a sweets set and stationery
.)
exchange them for prizes. It feels like a little lottery (laughs) (I couldn't get them, but the prize seems to be a sweets set and stationery.)The concert was held from 13:30.
At first, I thought it was a shrine-like concert with performances by Gagaku, and after that, Shinichi Ishihara, singing the theme song of Kamen Rider AGITO, and Masako Shiono, a singer, sang songs, POPs, etc. The concert was full of content for both children and adults.
At the end of the concert, sowing was performed by general participants. If you wish, the general public can also participate in Setsubun (participation fee required). I participated last year on the scatter side, but I can have you purify in main hall or receive a sweeping bill after bean-throwing ceremony.
Usually, Suitengu Shrine is crowded with pregnant women, but it was an interesting day to see different scenery.
