Kashihara Shrine

How To Visit A Shrine In Japan // Kashihara Shrine, Nara

Want to know the proper etiquette and behaviour for visiting a sacred Shrine in Japan. Here's what to expect, how to act and some quick tips for visiting a Japanese shrine. I visited 3 Shrines here in the Nara Prefecture over the past few days and here's what I learned about the difference between a Shrine and a Temple, what the different amulets and holy arrows stand for and of course how to properly worship inside a shrine.

The shrine in the video is Kashihara Shrine in Nara Prefecture. Thanks to Visit Nara for organizing.

Hajisai Matsuri Festival -Anime Lucky Star Mikoshi part1 - 2016 Festival of Japan Matsuri

The Haji Festival (Hajisai), which is an alias of the shrines that are commonly referred to as thousand consistent portable shrine, which is dedicated from ancient times to Washimiya shrine.
This Sengan portable shrine that was Neriarui the town is, was that up to 1913. Then, put a portable shrine in the truck from reason to say that labor shortage, came to around the town. From among the young people in 1983, it increases the strong momentum that want bearers Ano large portable shrine, repeated practice of three months, in which was revived in 70 years in September of that year. Increasing the number of subsequent bearers hand even year after year, it is now a festival crowded with wakash? of Happy figure of from 150 over organization about 1500 people from the Kanto neighboring prefectures.
In recent years, also in addition to the thousand consistent shrine, as a trigger that Washimiya has become the scene of popular cartoon Lucky ☆ Star, including Lucky ☆ Star portable shrine of Haji Matsurikoshi 曾長 proposal, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Washinomiya Saginomiya MISS Con by the branch office, incorporating Cosplay festival, geek Nikaru parade, a new event planning and so on, the moving stage events, the state is a major festival of the more variety of media attention .