Most viewed - Kanda Myojin Shrine Setsubun Festival 神田明神 節分祭 |
Houkago Princess performing at Kanda Myojin Shrine for Setsubun.1786 views
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About the Sacred horse (pony).1757 views
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I bagged this bag of beans. It actually hit me when I wasn't looking.161 views
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Oni ogre statue used in the Kanda Matsuri.156 views
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Torii gate at Kanda Myojin Shrine.145 views
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Houkago Princess141 views
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An idol group perform in the Kaguraden. They are called Houkago Princess. They're not AKB48 who threw beans here 3 years ago. 放課後プリンセス80 views
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Sacred horse (pony).78 views
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There are several lesser shrines.70 views
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Inside the Honden worship hall.68 views
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Base of the torii.67 views
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Bean throwers born in the year of the dragon. About 350 of them. They pay money to do it.66 views
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Daikoku and Ebisu, two gods of good fortune.62 views
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About Kanda Myojin in English. Kanda Myojin was originally built to protect Edo Castle from the ominous kimon direction.61 views
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Besides small bags of soybeans, they threw small packets of sweets and mikan (tangerines).61 views
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Nice that they included all of us in the ceremony too. A priest waved his wand outside to bless us.60 views
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They didn't throw very far.60 views
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Stone lion mountain.59 views
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Blue and red ogre representing the evil spirits to be chased away.59 views
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At 2 pm, a procession led by kiyari workman chanters and the bean throwers entered the shrine.58 views
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This is a singing idol group called Houkago Princess who threw beans and sang at the end. They are still obscure.58 views
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Map of shrine grounds58 views
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Storehouse.58 views
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About Kanda Myojin in Japanese.57 views
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Grand mikoshi57 views
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Ebisu-sama god57 views
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On Feb. 3, 2012 to mark the start of spring, Kanda Myojin Shrine near Ochanomizu/Akihabara, Tokyo held its annual Setsubun Festival from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. About 350 people including local politicians and an idol group threw beans.56 views
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Bells of Good Fortune swung by the Daikoku and Ebisu gods.56 views
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Live festival music played during the bean throwing.56 views
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Very difficult to catch the mikan (you need a baseball glove). Most of it fell to the ground and got trampled. It's a waste and dangerous to throw such heavy things.56 views
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The bean throwers head for the worship hall for a short Shinto ceremony.55 views
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Clean up after a crowd.55 views
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Corridor going to the Honden. Photos of the Kanda Matsuri adorn the wall.55 views
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Ebisu on a wave.55 views
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Shrine museum.55 views
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About the Stone lion mountain.54 views
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The archers symbolically aim their arrows at the two ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).54 views
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The archer symbolically aims his arrow at the ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).54 views
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They broke up the crowd into groups and the crowd took turns getting the beans. This is the next crowd waiting to enter.54 views
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Ema with dragon design.54 views
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Carvings on the gate.53 views
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Monument to mark Emperor Meiji's visit to the shrine.53 views
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Path to the main worship hall.52 views
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My video of Kanda Myojin Setsubun.52 views
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