Reiganji temple is a nice little side trek close by the Fukagawa Edo Museum in Koto City.
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View PostEbisu-ko Festival at Nihonbashi in Tokyo October 19th and 20th
Ebisu-ko is the festival day for the deity Ebisu. In west Japan Ebisu is the deity of merchants and in the east he is a farming god. Different places celebrate him differently, but October 19th and 20th are the most common Ebisu festival times.
Nozawa Fire Festival, Dōsojin Fire Festival in Nagano Prefecture
The Nozawa Fire Festival is considered one of three great fire festivals in Japan. It is a three day event where a shrine is built and then burnt down!
Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri 春日若宮おん祭 かすがわかみやおんまつり
The Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri from December 15th to 18th was originally created to pray away an epidemic. Later it became about getting a good harvest.
Hari-Kuyou in Kansai Area near Kyoto 針供養 はりくよう
Hari-Kuyō In Kansai occurs on December the eighth and is a time for seamstresses to say thank you and good to their broken needles in a semi-spiritual way.