Prayer at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine today. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Photographed 9/2/24. Hanachozu of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine and wind chimes.

Photographed 9/2/24. It is a limited time Hanachozu of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. Ends: 9/8.

Photographed 9/2/24. It is a limited time Hanachozu of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. I took it from a different angle. It is very gorgeous.

Photographed 9/2/24. It is a limited time Hanachozu of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine.

Takabeya Shrine Annual Festival The Takabeya Shrine (2202 Shimokasuya, Isehara) will hold its annual festival. Eve: Saturday, September 14, 2024 Main Festival: Sunday, September 15, 2024 On September 7, a “Shio-kumi” purification ritual was held to collect beach sand, seawater, and hondawara seaweed for use in the festival at Terugasaki in Oiso Town. The collected beach sand will be scattered around the shrine in the “beach sand scattering ceremony” as a substitute for cleansing salt. The seaweed will adorn the shimenawa rope at the torii gate, and the seawater will be used in prayers to prevent fires. Access: Odakyu Line Isehara Station 20-minute walk From the north exit, take the bus from Platform 5 toward Aikō-Ishida Station and get off at Kasuya-Kamijuku, then walk 2 minutes. From the south exit, take the bus from Platform 4 toward Tokai University Hospital and get off at Isehara City Hall North Entrance, then walk 9 minutes. For details, see the Isehara Takagami-kai website

Takekoma Shrine in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the three major inari shrines in Japan Every year from July ~ the end of August, the "Summer Festival" is Held in, and in 2024, many glass wind chime were displayed in the Precincts approach to the temple. I'm looking forward to next year.

The Way of the Brush Along with the martial arts, many other arts flourished, including calligraphy, tea ceremony, tea bowls, poetry, incense, and Noh drama, and a samurai needed to have knowledge of both the sword and the brush in order to be seen as a cultured gentleman.

On Sunday, September 8th, the children’s festival at Hotaka Shrine featured child-drawn boats pulled from three town districts. Each boat was paraded through its district, and before noon they gathered at Hotaka Shrine to be offered in dedication. Children from the districts acted as pullers as the boat-shaped floats, called ofune, moved through the streets of Azumino. On September 26th and 27th, the Hotaka Shrine Ofune Festival takes place. On the 27th, a hands-on tour organized by the tourism association lets participants, together with local residents, pull a large adult boat weighing over five tons. For details, please check the official tourism association website.

Photographed on September 7, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The red thread wind chime is also a sight to behold.

Photographed on September 7, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Today is the last day of the Enmusubi wind chime.

Prayer at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine yesterday. It is a kazaguruma in front of the Otorii Gate. Rim Musubi wind chimes are also a sight to behold.

Photographed 8/19/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. I found a wind chime with a red thread.

Photographed 8/10/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 8/25/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 7/17/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed on September 5, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. I found a wind chime with a red thread.

Photographed on September 5, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Today, we Prayer the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chime on the veranda had changed.

Photographed 8/10/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. I found a wind chime with a red thread.

Photographed 7/17/24. It is a kazaguruma in front of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine and Otorii Gate.

Photographed 7/25/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 7/9/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 7/9/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 9/1/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 9/1/24. This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 8/27/24. This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

We walked around the Precincts until the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival started. I found a wind chime with a red thread.

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. It is a wind chime corridor with a rain Gari.

Prayer at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine today. Hanachozu and yo-yo omikuji. It's my favorite scenery.