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In its traditional form, mitarashi dango is made up of 5 small rice dumplings...skewered, grilled, and served with a sweet soy sauce glaze.
Legend has it that the inspiration for the snack came from a miraculous incident involving Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 1288-1339).
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During Mitarashi Matsuri a special kind of fortune called 'mizuura-mikuji' (水占みくじ) can be found. Blank paper omikuji (御神籤) are placed onto water...as the water soaks in the fortune is revealed.
Kifune-jinja (貴船神社) is particularly well-known for this style of omikuji.
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Lighting a votive candle at Shimogamo-jinja's Mitarashi Festival.
#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival
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my new summer robe
splashed by hot
purification water
更衣ふりかけらるる湯花哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1795.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival
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💦MITARASHI MATSURI👣
From July 18th-27th (9am to 8pm) Shimogamo-jinja will be hosting the Mitarashi Matsuri (御手洗祭).
Over 10 days thousands will wade into the ice-cold waters of Mitarashi Pond (御手洗池) to offer candles, rid themselves of impurities and recharge their spirits.
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🍵HUNTING FIREFLIES✨
Each year Shimogamo-jinja (下鴨神社) holds a special tea gathering called 'Hotarubi-no-Chakai' (蛍火の茶会). Over 600 fireflies are released beside the Mitarashi-gawa (御手洗川) as evening falls, bringing an otherworldly feel to the tea ceremony.
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The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) is named after the wild ginger leaves used as decoration (on clothes, headdresses and carriages) throughout the festival.
The tradition of displaying the leaves began with Kamo-no-Taketsunumi (賀茂建角身命), one of the gods enshrined at Shimogamo-jinja.
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In its traditional form, mitarashi dango is made up of 5 small rice dumplings...skewered, grilled, and served with a sweet soy sauce glaze.
Legend has it that the inspiration for the snack came from a miraculous incident involving Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 1288-1339).
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18 days before the first day of autumn (丑の日 'the day of the ox') people come to cleanse their feet (and hands).
The 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足付け神事) is said to guard against chilblains and beriberi.It's likely that Konoshima-jinja's mitarashi festival is the city's oldest.
#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival #Konoshimajinja #
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18 days before the first day of autumn (丑の日 'the day of the ox') people come to cleanse their feet (and hands).
The 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足付け神事) is said to guard against chilblains and beriberi.It's likely that Konoshima-jinja's mitarashi festival is the city's oldest.
#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival #Konoshimajinja #
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18 days before the first day of autumn (丑の日 'the day of the ox') people come to cleanse their feet (and hands).
The 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足付け神事) is said to guard against chilblains and beriberi.It's likely that Konoshima-jinja's mitarashi festival is the city's oldest.
#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival #Konoshimajinja #
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18 days before the first day of autumn (丑の日 'the day of the ox') people come to cleanse their feet (and hands).
The 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足付け神事) is said to guard against chilblains and beriberi.It's likely that Konoshima-jinja's mitarashi festival is the city's oldest.
#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival #Konoshimajinja #
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18 days before the first day of autumn (丑の日 'the day of the ox') people come to cleanse their feet (and hands).
The 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足付け神事) is said to guard against chilblains and beriberi.It's likely that Konoshima-jinja's mitarashi festival is the city's oldest.
#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival #Konoshimajinja #
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Mitarashi festivals (御手洗祭), when the faithful wade through purifying waters, were once popular throughout Japan, but only three now remain in Kyōto.
The most famous is held at Shimogamo-jinja, the other two at Konoshima-jinja (the 'Silkworm Shrine') and Kitano Tenmangū.my new summer robe
splashed by hot
purification water
更衣ふりかけらるる湯花哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1795.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival
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Let's join Nao-san as she goes through the 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足つけ神事).
🫳take off your shoes.
🕯️collect a candle.
👣wade through the Mitarashi Pond to Inoue-sha (井上社).
🙏light the candle and offer a prayer.
🩹you are now protected from chilblains and beriberi! -
The pond belongs to Inoue-sha (井上社 'Shrine over the Well'), enshrining the god of purification 'Seoritsu-hime' (瀬織津姫命).
After wading, people partake of the spring water as it is believed to guard against sickness🥤🙏The festival first began in the Edo period.
#御手洗祭 #Mitarashimatsuri #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan
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💦MITARASHI MATSURI👣
From July 19th-28th Shimogamo-jinja will be hosting the Mitarashi Matsuri (御手洗祭).
Over 10 days thousands will wade into the ice-cold waters of Mitarashi Pond (御手洗池) to offer candles, rid themselves of impurities and recharge their spirits.
#Kyoto #京都 #festival #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #御手洗祭 #Mitarashimatsuri
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In response the emperor had special rites performed at the Kamo shrines (賀茂神社 - the current Kamigamo-jinja and Shimogamo-jinja) and miraculously the crisis abated.
Over time the rituals grew into a larger, two-week celebration, including horse races and a sumptuous parade🏇
#Japan #Kamigamojinja #Shimogamojinja #上賀茂神社 #下鴨神社 #Kyoto #京都
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Inoue-sha (井上社) first stood at the confluence of the Kamo and Takano rivers (鴨川/高野川).
Destroyed during the Ōnin War (応仁の乱) in 1470, it moved to its current position (close to Shimogamo-jinja's main hall) in 1592.
It came under the direct management of Shimogamo in 1629.
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my new summer robe
splashed by hot
purification water
更衣ふりかけらるる湯花哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1795.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #MitarashiPond #MitarashiFestival
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18 days before the first day of autumn (丑の日 'the day of the ox') people come to cleanse their feet (and hands).
The 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足付け神事) is said to guard against chilblains and beriberi.It's likely that Konoshima-jinja's mitarashi festival is the city's oldest.
Shimogamo-jinja's own festival dates to Edo times.