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Spring Festival and Shigoi Festival
Kinen-sai. In the old days, it was also read as the "Toshigoi Festival", and "Toshi" means the beauty of rice, and "Koi" means prayer and wish. It is a festival that prays for the rich fertile of five grains, including rice, at the beginning of spring cultivation.
Kinen-sai is still held at shrines throughout the country, including the Imperial Palace, and it is a very important festival for the shrines to pray for rich harvestNara period and the well-being of the nation. It is also called the "Spring Festival" and will be held on February 17.
<Shooted on February 11>
Red and white plum blossoms are beginning to bloom in the precincts of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine.
It's still a time to feel cold, but spring is definitely approaching. Why don't you look for the coming of spring?
◆Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine
1-1-14, Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo