2024 "Setsubun Festival Bean Spring Ceremony"
In ancient shrine, which is said to have been founded in the Heian period, the Tepposhu Inari Shrine was relocated to its current location in the early Meiji era as a shrine enshrined at the entrance of Edo Minato. From 16:30 on February 3, the annual Setsubun Festival sowing ceremony was held on the grounds. Setsubun is originally at the turn of the season, beginning spring·Summer·Fall·On the day before the winter, Ritsuharu was particularly valued as the beginning of the year, and it is said that Setsubun gradually began to refer to Setsubun in spring. Since ancient times, Setsubun has a tradition of purifying evil and evil in a new season, and bean-throwing ceremony was one of the Shinto ritual rituals of devastating disaster. The role of Fuku bean-throwing ceremony, who was purified in worship hall, appeared in Kagura Hall one after another, and after a greeting from Mayor Yamamotonaka, under the shout of "Oni is Soto, Fuku is Uchi!" He drives away the demon, a symbol of evil, and invites fortune. With the sound of the rhythm of Tepposhu Hayashi, which matches the bean-throwing ceremony played in Kagura Hall, the hands of a large number of children with paper bags spread allbean-throwing ceremony at once. In front of Kagura Hall, local fire brigades lined up in work clothes to watch children's safety. Lotteries that could be exchanged for prizes were also scattered, and the precincts were wrapped in the heat and shouts of many people.