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Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...
The Japanese culture and tradition incorporated this in a unique way that spread throughout the country. The festivals were held until the beginning of the Meiji era. Some of them are still celebrated by the public today. [1] [2] Kochōhai: on New Year's, the nobles processed before the emperor during the Jinjitsu celebrations.
The festival also commemorates Minamoto no Yoritomo, who ordered the reconstruction of the main building of the shrine after it was destroyed by fire in 1191. [1] The ceremony takes place at 1:00 PM at Tsurugaoka Hachiman. [2] 5th - Joma Shinji (除魔神事) at Tsurugaoka Hachiman: Festival to keep evil spirits away. [1]
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival.The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...
The festival features a parade with elaborately decorated floats and thousands of people. More secular and seasonal festivals include cherry blossom, or sakura, viewing parties in the spring where thousands gather in parks such as Ueno Park, Inokashira Park, and the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden for picnics under the cherry trees.
The festival is the culmination of a cycle of festivals that take place throughout the year, beginning in April with the Shinden Geshusai (神田下種祭) which sees the sowing of the rice seeds. This is followed by Otaue Hajime ( 御田植初 ) where seedlings are transplanted in May, harvest at the Nuibosai ( 抜穂祭 ) in September, and ...
Depiction of the festival from Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon. The print shows a float with a dancer impersonating the Dragon King passing Edo castle. Hie Shrine At Otoko-zaka, in Hie Shrine. Sannō Matsuri (山王祭) or the Sannō Festival, is a major Shinto festival in Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Kanda Matsuri.
Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, literally "Three Shrine Festival"), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three largest Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest in Japan. [ 2 ] The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari, and Hajino Nakatomo, the three men who established and founded the Sensō ...