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The East Garden of the Imperial Palace on 1st July

East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

2023.07.03

Thank you for joining us on July 01. We welcomed 19 people from Australia, USA, Israel, Singapore, Germany, UK and India. It rained from time to time in the morning, but fortunately it hardly rained during the tour.At the end of the tour, one guest sang a Japanese song she learned on You Tube. We all were very surprised that she sang almost perfectly all the way through, despite not speaking a word of Japanese! As we informed, we post photos of everyone on the tour. A group B group C group D group Various festivals will be held in Tokyo in July, as well Mitama Matsuri. “Mitama Matsuri” or “Soul Festival” is held at Yasukuni Shrine located a 20-minute walk or one subway stop from the ending point of this tour. Over 30,000 lanterns will be strung from towers of scaffolding to create a spectacular approach leading to the main shrine. This festival is held to comfort the spirits of dead who sacrificed their precious lives for the country. The festival lasts for four days (13th-16th July) includes traditional Japanese cultural performances and parading a potable shrine. The Mitama Matsuri is the significant cultural event that reflects the importance […]

The next Asakusa tours and the Hozuki Market on July 9. Shinobazu Pond lotus flowers started to bloom.

2023.07.02

July 9 and 10 is a festival for the goddess of mercy of the Sensoji Temple. The Hozuki Market will be opened at the temple grounds on both days.There was a tradition to visit temples and shrines continuously for 1,000 days to fulfil wishes during the Heian period (794-1185). As time went by, however, visiting for 1,000 days became difficult. Then, people set a specific date to visit so that they could receive 1,000 days’ worth of good luck. This tradition was enhanced to an incredible 46,000 days during the Edo period (1603-1868) .46,000 days is equal to about 126 years. 126 years represents the lifespan of people. Visitors will receive more than enough blessings for their entire life if they visit the temple on either of the two days. This belief is not connected with the Buddhist scripture. This practice was originally done on July 10, but so many people rushed to the Sensoji Temple to get blessings and some came on the previous day. As a result, this tradition spans two days of July 9 and 10.Soon after the new tradition was introduced, the Hozuki Market was opened for those visitors on these two days. Hozuki is a […]