2024 Ryujin Shrine Reisai Festival
"Ryu Shrine" is the largest among Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine (Tsukuda 1) precincts, and is known as "Ryujin-sama" and "Benten-sama". It is said that in Bunsei 5 (1822), the god of water, Ryuhime Ogami (Toyotama Himekami), was enshrined in the precincts of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine, and after the Tenpo era 9 (1838), the god of the gods of the gods of worship, and the prosperity of the long-established Shirakiya in Nihonbashi, Benzaiten in Benzaiten. Every year from late March to early April, Reisai Festival is visited every Sunday near the snake, and the Sakura Festival is held at the same time as the cherry blossoms bloom on the grounds. This year, from 11:00 on March 31 (Sun), "Ryujinsha Grand Festival Ceremony", March 30·"Sakura Festival" was held on the 31st. In the precincts, amazake and soup powder are served. From 13:00 on March 30, the performance of Tsukuda Junior High School Taiko Club was performed. The Yoshino cherry tree on the grounds is on the verge of flowering, but the warm air from the south and the strong sunlight make it unseasonable, and the bouques of Genpei bloom on the side of Kagura Hall add color under the blue sky.