For three days from September 21 (Sun) to 23 (Tue, national holiday), the annual “Nishinomiya Festival” will be held at Nishinomiya Shrine.
(Information provided by Hage Kacchan and Misty)
Here it is↓
Held every year on September 22, the “Reisai” is the most important ritual at Nishinomiya Shrine.
Centered around that day, the “Yoimiya Festival” is held on the 21st, and the “Togyosai” is held on the 23rd. Together, these three days are called the “Nishinomiya Festival.”
What is Togyosai?
- A festival based on the story of a statue of Ebisu being found in the sea. The statue is placed in a mikoshi portable shrine and carried to shrines connected to it.
- The procession departs by boat from Shin-Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor and travels along the Nishinomiya coastline, with a ritual held off Omaehama to pray for safety.
- Participants visit Wada Shrine and Mitsuishi Shrine, both closely connected to Ebisu.
“Nishinomiya Festival” Schedule
21st (Sun) Yoimiya Festival
17:00– Yoimiya Festival
Place: Main Hall
18:00– Dedication Entertainment Show
Place: West Plaza of the Main Hall
18:00 National anthem solo: Ikuya Aida
18:10 Children’s baton performance: Yasui Baton Group
18:30 “Ikuya Aida Kayo Show”: Ikuya Aida
18:50 “Enjoying Rakugo”: Katsura Kobunshi
19:00 Special talk “Talking About the Rakugo World”: Katsura Kobunshi and Takako Masui
19:20 Taiko drum performance: Junshiro Osako
19:30– Prize Drawing
Drawing tickets will be handed out at the amulet office from 5:00 p.m. on the day (one per person). *Ends when tickets run out
Prize and Sponsor List
★Aida Prize
★Seo Memorial Medical Corporation Prize
★EBISTA Nishinomiya Prize
★Kinsendo Prize
★Kobunshi Prize
★Janohire Outdoor Resort Prize
★Taniya Seian Prize
★Chidoriya Soke Prize
★Chagetsu / Okame Chaya Prize
★Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street Prize
★Hanshin-Awaji Reconstruction Association Prize
★Hanshin Beikoku Prize
★Honoka Prize
22nd (Mon) Reisai
10:00– Reisai
Place: Main Hall
15:00– Chigo Procession
Place: Ebisu Sando (Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street)
17:30– Children’s Taru Mikoshi
Place: Ebisu Sando (Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street)
23rd (Tue, national holiday) Togyosai
10:00– Hatsuyosai
Place: Main Hall
Around 10:40– Land Procession
Place: Honmachi to Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street
Around 12:30– Otabisho Festival
Place: Shin-Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor–
Around 14:20– Sea Procession
Place: Shin-Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor–
Around 14:50– Kazamatsuri
Place: Off Omaehama
Land Procession
Place: Wada Misaki Pier to Wada Shrine
Otabisho Festival
Place: Inside Wada Shrine
Ubumiya Visit
Place: Wada Shrine, Mitsuishi Shrine, Yanagihara Ebisu Shrine
Kangyosai
Place: Main Hall
Event locations↓
Nishinomiya Shrine (Hatsuyosai and Kangyosai)
Shin-Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor (Sea Procession)
Off Omaehama (Kazamatsuri)
Wada Shrine (Land Procession and Otabisho Festival)
Scenes from the 2023 event↓
There will be danjiri too
It will take place over three days, from the 21st (Sun) to the 23rd (Tue, national holiday). The procession schedule will apparently be announced on the official Instagram of Nishinomiya Shrine Wakaebisu.
Finally
At last year’s Nishinomiya Festival, Nishitsu also covered the Sea Procession and Kazamatsuri from a cruise boat⛴️ We hope to share scenes from this year’s festival too, through video streaming and more!
*Hage Kacchan and Misty, thank you for the information!!
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