 Last additions - Kameido Tenjin Shrine Taimatsu Torch Festival 亀戸天神社 神忌祭（松明祭り） |
See my YouTube video of the Kameido Tenjin Shrine's Taimatsu Torch Festival on March 25, 2016.Apr 06, 2016
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Main worship hall.Apr 06, 2016
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A ceremony was held again to transfer the spirit back to the shrine. Apr 06, 2016
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Small bon fire next to the shrine that lit the torches.Apr 06, 2016
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine torch festivalApr 06, 2016
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The torch procession returned to the shrine's worship hall at about 7 pm. This picture looks light, but it was actually quite dark.Apr 06, 2016
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The lantern bearer provides light for the priest inside the cloth barrier carrying Michizane's spirit.Apr 06, 2016
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Michizane's spirit goes over the taiko-bashi bridge.Apr 06, 2016
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Shrine priest throws some sacred confetti to purify the path ahead of Michizane's spirit coming through in the procession at Kameido Tenjin.Apr 06, 2016
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On March 25, Kameido Tenjin Shrine holds the Taimatsu Torch Festival officially named "Shinkisai."Apr 06, 2016
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They passed by the shrine and proceeded to the other side of the shrine grounds.Apr 06, 2016
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The torch procession went over one of the shrine's trademark arch bridges.Apr 06, 2016
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Spectators and photographers were not allowed to be on the bridges when the procession crossed over.Apr 06, 2016
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The torch procession went over one of the shrine's trademark arch bridges. They walked within the shrine grounds along the main paths, through the center and perimeter.Apr 06, 2016
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The torch bearers were monitored by firemen who carried small fire extinguishers that squirted water on the small embers on the ground and any torches that burned too close to the human.Apr 06, 2016
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A priest holding the spirit (probably in a little box) is walking inside the silk cloth barrier (絹垣（きぬがき）). One of the priests let out a low-tone moan as Michizane passed by. Very dignified.Apr 06, 2016
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Gagaku musicians also played in the procession that went around the shrine grounds.Apr 06, 2016
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Since the torch bearers supposed to receive good fortune from the god, there is no shortage of volunteers, including a few foreigners.Apr 06, 2016
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Michizane's spirit, which had been transferred from the shrine, is carried in the procession within a silk cloth barrier. Apr 06, 2016
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The torch bearers were volunteers from the public who had signed up for the task. They carried bamboo sticks lit by a small bon fire.Apr 06, 2016
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The shrine worships Sugawara-no-Michizane, the god of learning and scholarship. So many students come and pray here to pass school entrance exams.The torch festival marks the anniversary of Michizane's death on March 25. All Tenjin and Tenmangu shrines are dedicated to Michizane. The festival started with a short ceremony inside the shrine's worship hall at 6 pm. It was followed by the torch procession. Apr 06, 2016
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On March 25, Kameido Tenjin Shrine holds the Taimatsu Torch Festival officially named "Shinkisai" (亀戸天神 松明祭り・神忌祭) at 6 pm to 7 pm. Apr 06, 2016
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