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Tepposhu Inari Shrine Gochinza, 1184 Reitaisai festival
The main festival for the first time in six years from the night of May 2 to the 5th
The main festival of Tepposhu Inari Shrine, located in Minato, Chuo-ku, has been performing for the first time in six years, and preparations are underway. On the 4th, portable shrine will imperial procession around Ginza.
Preparation for the local festival
Tepposu Inari Shrine is a shrine that has a part of Ginza, Shintomi, Irifune, Minato, Akashicho and Shinkawa in shrine parishioner, and is the earliest festival in Chuo-ku in the year. This year marks the first festival in six years since 2018 after the interruption of COVID-19. Preparations were progressing steadily, and Miyamoto's portable shrine was placed in the adjacent Tepposhu Park.
imperial procession of shrine parishioner Town Association portable shrine on May 4th. Ginza and Kabukiza are also going around.
At the portable shrine Union imperial procession on the 4th, Ginza and Kabukiza will also go around. The photo shows the scene in front of Kabukiza Theater in portable shrine, Ginza Town Association last year. Since this year is the main festival, it will be a coalition of multiple portable shrine imperial procession.
Starting with the Horen divine spirit Memorial Festival in portable shrine on the evening of the 2nd, votive events such as performing arts and Shintomi-za Children's Kabuki on the 5th will be held.
On the precincts, there will be votive events such as performing arts and Shintomi-za Children's Kabuki on the 5th, starting with the Horenren Festival of portable shrine divine spirit on the 2nd. The photo shows Shintomiza Children's Kabuki dedication held last year.
The other day, I participated in a lecture at Tepposhu Inari Shrine at Honnomori Chuou and listened to an interesting lecture by Miyaji Nakagawa and a story about Yayoi-kai in shrine parishioner. There was also a video footage from 1936, and I was surprised that various Shinto ritual events were being held even more grandly than now. I hope the next festival will be very exciting too.
Schedule of events
Thursday, May 2 20:00 Horen and Mikoshi-jinrei hosensai
May 3 (holiday) 8:00 Shinkosai Festival (the head office of portable shrine is towed by a trolley)
All day Each town carrying of miniature shrines
17:00 Kasuga Ichiban Taiko dedication
17:30 Gineikenmai bugyohona (in Kikuchi Shuen-sha Shrine)
18:30 Votive performance (Hasami family paper Taro)
19:00 Votive performance (Azumi Hayashiya)
19:30 Votive performance (Triton Umino, Itabashi inhabitant, KEIKO, Asakusa Showa Paradise)
May 4 (holiday) 9:00-16:00 Dedication of Tepposhu Higashi-bayashi
10:00 Reisai hohei
12:00 Fourth Section Town portable shrine Union imperial procession, Fifth Section Town portable shrine Union imperial procession
17:00 Kasuga Ichiban Taiko dedication
17:30 dance with instrumental accompaniment dedication (Mr. Emi Miyata)
18:00 Shintomi Taiko dedication
18:30 Nihon Buyo dedication (in Jukan Hanayagi Seisha)
19:00 Votive performance (Triton Umino, Itabashi inhabitant, KEIKO, Asakusa Showa Paradise)
May 5 (holiday) 13:30 Shintomiza Children's Kabuki Dedication Performance
16:00 Yumesojinden-ryu Iaigo dedication (training hall)
20:00 portable shrine divine spirit Festival