2024 Shinryu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival and Goshin Kouri @ Wa Community Center (Wa Neighborhood Association) Thank you for the great harmony and peace!

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

The 2024 Autumn Festival of Shinryu Shrine was held in Hokuryu-cho from September 8 (Sun.) to 10 (Tue.).

2024 Autumn Festival at Shinryu Shrine

• Sunday, September 8 :small festival held the night before a full festival
• Monday, September 9 :regular festival
• Tuesday, September 10:anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed)
  　
• Chairman of the Celebration Committee:Mr. Kazuyuki Kosaka
• Vice-Chairman of the Celebration:Mr. Yasutsugu Takahashi
• President of the General Assembly:Mr. Toshiyuki Takada

imperial procession

The procession on Monday, September 9, will depart from in front of the Shinryu Shrine at 9:50 a.m., travel from the 1st to the 5th Otabisho, and return to the temple at around 12:30 p.m. The first service will be held on September 9, and the second service will be held on September 10.

The Goryojo are Eirakuen, Wa Commissary, Itaya Commissary, Nishigawa Commissary, and Mitani Commissary.

The "Town Karaoke Festival" (6:00 p.m. on the 9th at the main hall of the community center) and "Park Golf Tournament" (10:30 a.m. on the 10th at the grounds) will be held as dedicated entertainment.

The second excursion site: Wa Community Center

Sand for the ceremony

At the place where the portable shrines are set up, morisuna (saisuna) is placed on green bamboos at the four corners where shimenawa (sacred straw ropes) are strung.

Offering of food to the gods

◉ Rice, sake, rice cakes, dried fish (kelp), fish, vegetables (radish, cucumber, carrot, rape leaves), fruits (grapes, banana), salt, water, sweets (rice crackers)

Offerings placed in front of the portable shrine

Members of the procession led by Sarutahiko, the god leading the procession, holding a banner.

Ceremonial prayer by the chief priest of the shrine

◉ The chief priest of Fukagawa Okuni Shrine (Ikkimachi, Fukagawa City) gives a prayer of congratulation.

exorcism

reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

◉ The offering of the tamagushi by Mr. Kazuyuki Kosaka, the festival committee chairman, and all the officers and related people

reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

This year, the lion dance performance was not held due to circumstances. The visit to the shrine was completed without delay!

After the visit to the shrine, the portable shrine heads for the 3rd Otabisho with a shout of "Yoiya-sa! the portable shrine heads for the 3rd Otabisho.

Golden Phoenix

With boundless love, gratitude and prayers, the phoenixes on the portable shrine ornaments shine in gold and flap their wings in the clear autumn sky high in the sky, bringing great harmony and peace to the autumn festival.

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◇ Reporting and writing by Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editorial assistance by Noboru Terauchi)