Light Some Bamboo Rope For a Year’s Worth of Good Luck
The Okerasai Festival at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on December 31st every year from about 7 pm to the wee hours if New Year morning is a unique event that reflects the culture of old Heian Kyo.
Okerasai Festival （Kyoto, Yasaka Jinja(Shrine) 京都市東山区にある八坂神社）白朮祭 をけら詣り をけら参り おけらまいり
People’s Day 人日の節句 じんじつのせっく
People’s Day, January 7th, is for eating foods made from seven specific herbs. Usually the herbs are Seri, Nazuna, Jacobella, Hotokenoza, Gokyo, Suzuna and Suzushiro. It is based on the tradtional Chinese holiday of Renri, the day humans were created ;-D
Day of the Sea in Japan 海の日 うみのひ
The Day of the Sea in Japan occurs on the third Monday of July every year. A public holiday for enjoying a trip to the beach!
Gion Festival (Kyoto City) 祇園祭り ぎおんまつり
How It All Started In the year 869 there was an epidemic in the newly built city of Heian (today’s Kyoto). There was a religious parade to appease the gods. …
Hakata Gion Yamakasa 博多祇園山笠 はかたぎおんやまかさ
About the Festival This is an enormous festival with several events that occurs of the first half of July every year in Fukuoka. A long time ago the prosperous trading …
Tenjin Festival (Osaka City) 天神祭り てんじんまつり
Its Huge! enjin Festival is a festival held at Tenmangu Shrines (Tenjinsha) throughout Japan. One of Japan’s three major festivals (the others are the Gion Festival in Kyoto and the …
Daisho 大暑 たいしょ
Daisha is the 12th term of the 24 term ancient Chinese calendar it begins on July 23rd and ends on August 7th.
Tanabata (the Evening of the Seventh) 七夕 or the Star Festival 星祭り
What (Usually) People Do Tanzaku hanging on bamboo n present-day Japan, people generally celebrate Tanabata by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on tanzaku (短冊 tanzaku), small pieces …
Half-Summer 半夏生 はんげしょう
High Time For Some Crazy Superstitions And to relax from farming for a bit alf-Summer is typically the 11th day after the beginning of summer according to the ancient Chinese …
Sea Opening or Beach Opening 海開き うみびらき
Sea Opening or Beach Opening is when the beaches officially open for the summer crowds. This includes providing life guards, cafes, and many amenities that make going to the beach safe and fun! The opening day may include prayers for safety from Shinto priests as well; it just depends on the beach.
