It looks like the annual “Nishinomiya Matsuri” will be held at Nishinomiya Shrine for three days from September 21 (Sat) to 23 (Mon).
(Information provided by Hage Kacchan)
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Quoted from Nishinomiya Matsuri – Nishinomiya Shrine
The “Reisai” festival, held every year on September 22 at Nishinomiya Shrine, is the shrine’s most important ritual.
Centered around that day, the “Yomiya-sai” is held on the 21st, and the “Togyo-sai” is held on the 23rd. These three days are known as the “Nishinomiya Matsuri”.
“Nishinomiya Matsuri” Schedule
21st (Sat) Yomiya-sai
17:00〜 Yomiya-sai
Location: Temporary Hall
18:00〜 Dedication Entertainment Performance
Location: West Plaza of the Main Hall
- (17:55) Opening “Oneri”: Nishinomiya Shrine Mikoshi Hosankosha Taiko Group
- 18:00 National anthem solo: Hitomi Takada
Children’s baton: Yasui Baton Group
General MC: Takako Masui - 18:30 Erhu performance: Aki Li
- 19:00 Special talk “Talking About the Entertainment World”: Kon Omura, Takako Masui
- 19:20 Taiko performance: Junshiro Osako
19:30〜 Prize Draw
Tickets to participate in the prize draw will be distributed at the shrine office from 17:00 on the day.Ends when tickets run out
Entertainment by “Satsukiya Yasohachi”
22nd (Sun) Reisai
10:00〜 Reisai
Location: Temporary Hall
15:00〜 Children’s Procession
Location: Ebisu Sando (Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street)
17:30〜 Children’s Taru Mikoshi
Location: Ebisu Sando (Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street)
23rd (Mon) Togyo-sai
9:00〜 Hatsuyosai
Location: Temporary Hall
Around 11:00〜 Sea Procession
Location: Shin-Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor〜
Around 11:30〜 Kaza Matsuri
Location: Off the coast of Omaehama
Around 13:30〜 Land Procession
Location: Wada Misaki Pier〜Wada Shrine
Around 14:10〜 Otabisho Festival
Location: Inside Wada Shrine
Around 14:30〜 Ubumiya Visit
Location: Wada Shrine, Mitsuishi Shrine, Yanagihara Ebisu Shrine
Around 17:30〜 Kangyosai
Location: Temporary Hall
Event locations↓
Nishinomiya Shrine (Hatsuyosai and Kangyosai)
Shin-Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor (Sea Procession)
Off the coast of Omaehama (Kaza Matsuri)
Wada Shrine (Land Procession and Otabisho Festival)
Danjiri Procession Schedule
21st (Sat)
15:30 Departure from the shrine
17:00 Around Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street
19:00 Around Toda-cho
21:00 Return to the shrine
※Schedule may change depending on weather and traffic conditions
22nd (Sun)
11:30 Departure from the shrine
12:00 Around Ichiba-cho
13:45 Nishida Park
15:30 Hirota Shrine
18:00 Around Rokutanji-cho
20:00 Return to the shrine
※Schedule may change depending on weather and traffic conditions
23rd (Mon)
10:00 Departure from the shrine
11:00 Koruen Elementary School (joins the procession for the land procession)
11:50 Koruenhama
14:30 Around Maehama-cho
15:30 Traffic Park
16:30 Menuett
17:30 Former Okoshiya site
18:45 Around Toda-cho
20:00 Return to the shrine
※Schedule may change depending on weather and traffic conditions
For details, please check the official Nishinomiya Shrine website.
Finally
Apparently, records of Nishinomiya Shrine’s mikoshi crossing over to Wada Misaki go all the way back to around the end of the Heian period〜😮 I went to see the Togyo-sai on the 23rd last year too, and I was really moved to feel that this old tradition is still very much alive today!
※Hage Kacchan, thank you for the information!!
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