 Most viewed - Kanda Myojin Shrine Setsubun Festival 神田明神 節分祭 |
Houkago Princess performing at Kanda Myojin Shrine for Setsubun.2004 views
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About the Sacred horse (pony).1925 views
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Torii gate at Kanda Myojin Shrine.454 views
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I bagged this bag of beans. It actually hit me when I wasn't looking.425 views
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Oni ogre statue used in the Kanda Matsuri.394 views
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Houkago Princess294 views
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Houkago Princess288 views
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Base of the torii.248 views
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About Kanda Myojin in Japanese.244 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242 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.241 views
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Live festival music played during the bean throwing.240 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.237 views
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There are several lesser shrines.235 views
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Ebisu on a wave.233 views
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Path to the main worship hall.229 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.229 views
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Ema with dragon design.228 views
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Daikoku and Ebisu, two gods of good fortune.227 views
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Corridor going to the Honden. Photos of the Kanda Matsuri adorn the wall.227 views
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The archers symbolically aim their arrows at the two ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).224 views
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Map of shrine grounds224 views
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At 2 pm, a procession led by kiyari workman chanters and the bean throwers entered the shrine.223 views
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They didn't throw very far.223 views
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Ebisu-sama god223 views
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Sacred horse (pony).221 views
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About the Stone lion mountain.219 views
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Clean up after a crowd.218 views
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Grand mikoshi214 views
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Monument to mark Emperor Meiji's visit to the shrine.213 views
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Besides small bags of soybeans, they threw small packets of sweets and mikan (tangerines).212 views
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Inside the Honden worship hall.212 views
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Bean throwers born in the year of the dragon. About 350 of them. They pay money to do it.204 views
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Shrine museum.204 views
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About Kanda Myojin in English. Kanda Myojin was originally built to protect Edo Castle from the ominous kimon direction.203 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.201 views
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Blue and red ogre representing the evil spirits to be chased away.200 views
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Bells of Good Fortune swung by the Daikoku and Ebisu gods.197 views
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The bean throwers head for the worship hall for a short Shinto ceremony.194 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.194 views
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Stone lion mountain.191 views
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Carvings on the gate.187 views
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The archer symbolically aims his arrow at the ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).184 views
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Storehouse.184 views
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My video of Kanda Myojin Setsubun.176 views
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