Kiyosumi-dera Asahi-ga-mori: First Sunrise around 6:44 AM Mount Kiyosumi is the earliest location on the mainland where you can view the first sunrise. In Japan, the earliest places to see the sunrise are ranked as follows: 1st — Chichijima: Mt. Yoake; 2nd — Hachijojima: Mt. Hachijo-Fuji; 3rd — the summit of Mount Fuji; 4th — Mount Kiyosumi. Excluding remote islands, Mount Kiyosumi is practically the earliest location on the main islands where you can witness the sunrise. December 31 — Houon-kyo service at the temple hall (open to the general public): 7:30 AM December 31 — Mizugyo (water purification ritual) in the precincts (open to the general public): 11:00 PM December 31 — Joya no Kane (New Year's Eve bell-ringing): bell-ringing by invited guests, overnight worshipers, and the general public, 11:30 PM. Numbered tickets will be distributed to overnight guests. New Year's Day — New Year's prayer service and the first prayer at the Main Hall (for those who applied): 12:10 AM New Year's Day — Departure for the asahi-yōhai (remote worship of the rising sun) to view the first sunrise at Kiyosumi-dera’s Asahi-ga-mori. Taiko drumming and chanting (shōdai) will be performed within the temple grounds. Departure: 6:30 AM New Year's Day — Morning service at the temple hall (overnight worshipers and the general public may attend): 7:30 AM Special blessing prayers accepted from New Year's Day through January 7th. Bamboo lanterns along the approach to Kiyosumi-dera: Dec. 31–Jan. 3, from dusk until dawn. Fifty lanterns will be installed by residents of the Kiyosumi area. 322-1 Kiyosumi, Kamogawa City