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Harvest Moon Festival
In ancient times, the Imperial Court dedicated rice fields to this shrine as "mitoshiro" fields for the spirits of the gods, and during the Heian period, a rite of mitoshiro was held in which performing arts such as gagaku and kagura were dedicated to pray for bountiful harvests and peace throughout the world. After this Shinto ritual, people can enjoy the harvest moon while listening to the tunes of orchestral music.
Event Schedule
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Fee
Free, moon viewing tea ceremony 1,000 yen
time
17:30
名月管絃祭は例年中秋の名月の日に行われます。名月管絃祭ではススキの穂を飾り、かがり火が焚かれ、橋殿で尺八・管絃・箏曲などの伝統芸能が奉納されます。
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Kawai Shrine has been worshiped as a branch shrine of Shimogamo Shrine since ancient times, and is a shrine that attracts faith as the protector of women. The deity worshipped is Tamayorihime, the mother of Emperor Jimmu, who is deeply revered as the "goddess of beauty" because she is as beautiful as a jewel. Kawai Shrine offers hand-mirror-shaped votive plaques, called "Kagami Ema," as prayer votive plaques for beauty.
You will apply makeup using your regular cosmetics to a hand-mirror-shaped ema (with a pattern that represents a face). This face will represent your ideal appearance. By writing your wish on the back and entrusting it to the ema, it will become an ema that will polish not only your appearance but also your inner beauty.
Kawai Shrine is also closely related to Kamo no Chomei, one of the three great essayists of Japan, who spent his childhood as the son of the shrine's chief priest. Currently, a replica of the Hojo-an, where Chomei is said to have spent his later years, is on display in the Tadasu Forest to the north of Kawai Shrine.
A sacred garden surrounded by the mysterious Tadasu Forest.
This is a tasteful autumn event in the ancient capital.
