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Seven Japanese Gods of Luck Festival (Shichifukujin) - Hatsu Konpira
At Kotohiragu Shrine a small shrine in Tokyo, they have a small festival with a small parade of the Shichifukujin, the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan. Hatsu Konpira is the shrine's first fair of the new year so the parade of the seven lucky gods is to ensure good luck, good health, and prosperity in the coming year.
It's a very short parade only within the grounds of the shrines but the costumes and masks of the seven gods are really great. It was a good look into how important it is in Japan to pray for good luck and health at the beginning of the year. The seven gods walk about dispensing their blessings on the people. There are quite a number of these Shichifukujin type festivals around New Year's.
Japanese Setsubun Devils Beat You for Good Luck at Ishite-ji Temple in Shikoku
Setsubun is a Japanese Spring Ritual where Japanese drive bad luck out of their homes and welcome in good luck. The bad luck is represented by Oni or devils. Soybeans are thrown at them to drive them away and these beans are eaten as well.
At Ishite-ji Temple in Matsuyama, Shikoku, Setsubun Devils offer a strange service - they beat you with bamboo sticks in order to give you luck.
Japanese Mask Festival in Kamakura - Menkake Gyoretsu
On September 18th, the little Goryo Shrine in Kamakura puts on a small but unique festival where the participants wear masks which are over two centuries old. The festival is held in honor of the enshrined spirit of Kamakura Kagemasa a famed samurai warrior of the 11th Century popularly known as Gongoro.
Kasagake Festival (horseback archery). Kamigamo Jinja, Kyoto 【HD】
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Kasagake is one type of Japanese traditional archery, and one of the arts practiced by the Samurai.
It consist on shooting an arrow using a bow, while riding a horse. The difference with other Japanese archery styles, such as Yabusame, is that in Kasagake the archer shoots targets called ko-kasagake, located on both right and left sides of the horse, at ground level. For this reason it is considered a more realistic performance.
This archery festival in the Kamigamo Shrine, is the only Kasagake event currently celebrated in the Kansai Region, and the only one conducted as a Shrine ritual in all Japan. Also this event is famous for the participation of female archers.
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47 Ronin Festival - Chushingura 忠臣蔵 四十七士 Sengakuji, Tokyo
The story of the 47 Ronin is one of the most famous and popular stories in Japan. On December 14, 1702 47 masterless samurai (ronin) attacked and killed their late master's enemy and presented his head to their master's grave.
At Sengakuji Temple in the Shinagawa area of Tokyo they hold a festival to remember the 47 Ronin who are interred there along with their lord.
For my review of the 2013 film 47 Ronin:
A discussion about the history of the 47 Ronin Part 1:
47 Ronin Festival in their hometown of Ako, Hyogo:
47 Ronin Festival in Kyoto:
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Kyoto is a unique place in Japan due to its geishas, traditional masters of high entertainment. I took this video a couple of weeks ago at a Shinto shrine when maikos or geishas to be was performing traditional dance.