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Sumō shinji |
"Sumō rite," also known as sōmoku shinji . Sumō has long been an important element of Japanese festivals. Examples abound, such as the "sumō of the divinities" ( kamisumō ) match held at the end of Suwa Shrine's boat festival ( ofune matsuri ), or a similar event h... |
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Sumōesai |
"Sumo festival." A rite held October 13 at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. After the ceremony, an offertory sumo match is held. The festival is said to date to back to the time of the Empress Jingū (see Okinagatarashihime) and the legend... |
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Sunayama matsuri |
"Sand mountain festival." A rite held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month at Isasumi Shrine in Aizutakada Township, Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture. Two mounds of sand are constructed on the shrine grounds ( keidai ) to serve as the ritual space. The shiogamaka... |
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Ta'asobi |
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Ta'asobi |
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Taihei shinji |
"Great ritual wand rite." A festival held June 8 at Agata Shrine and Uji Shrine 1in Uji City, Kyōto Prefecture. The ceremony this day celebrates the return of the kami of the kamisha and shimosha (mountainside or upper shrine and townside shrine, respectively; see yamami... |
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Taiko odori |
A folk dance of the furyū odori type. It is a group dance, in which the dancers hang a drum (a taiko or a kakko ) from their chests or around their waists and carry banners ( nobori ) and a large altar ( himorogi ) on their backs. The drums are beat to the accompaniment of a hayashi instrumental ... |
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Taisai |
One division of shrine rites, conducted in the form of major festivals. After the Meiji Restoration, these observances became regulated under government ordinance, and since 1945 they have been specified in the Regulations of Shrine Observances ( Jinja saishi kitei ) of the Assoc... |
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Tamakae shinji |
"Ball exchange rite." This rite is held the evening of January 15 at Kōra Shrine in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The rite entails holding a ceremony in which a golden and a silver ball along with food offerings ( shinsen ) are presented before the altar. At 11 p.m. a perso... |
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Tamasaki jūnisha matsuri |
"Tamasaki twelve-shrine festival." A "combined shrine" ( sōsha ) festival held September 10–13 at Tamasaki Shrine in Ichinomiya Township, Chōsei District, Chiba Prefecture. The festival is also known as "the naked festival of the Ichinomiya" ... |
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Tanabata |
Held on the seventh day of the seventh month (i.e., July 7). One of the "five seasonal feasts" ( gosekku ) recognized and established by the Tokugawa bakufu . Also widely known as hoshi-matsuri (The Star Festival). This celebration is first mentioned in the 7th century Yōr... |
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Tango |
"Boys' Festival." Held on the fifth day of the fifth month (May 5) as a celebration for male children, tango was one of the "five seasonal feasts" ( gosekku ) recognized and established by the Tokugawa bakufu . Generally, it is also called the Festival of the Iris... |
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Tauchimai shinji |
"Plowing dance rite." A rite held February 17 at Samukawa Shrine in Samukawa Township, Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture, also known as fukutanemaki ("sowing the seeds of fortune"). At the hall of worship ( haiden ), a priest ( shinshoku ) wearing the mask o... |
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Tenchō setsu |
"Celebration of the longevity of heaven". The old term designating the emperor's birthday, deriving from a similar observance in Tang China. It was a religious holiday from the early Meiji period to just after World War II. The ceremony performed on this day at the Three S... |
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Tendōsha matsuri |
"Festival of the Tendō shrine." A rite held on the first day of the horse in the sixth lunar month at Wadatsumi Shrine in Mine Township, Kamiagata District, Nagasaki Prefecture. Three young men are selected as the overseers of the year's ritual. They lead the young village... |
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Tennō matsuri |
"Heavenly king festival." A festival held on the fourth Saturday and Sunday of July at Tsushima Shrine in Tsushima City, Aichi Prefecture. Five "festival cart" boats ( danjiribune , see dashi ) are floated across on a vast pond that was once Tennō River in a cere... |
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Teppō matsuri |
"Gun festival." An annual festival ( reisai ) held on April 17 at Hozumi Shrine in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The shrine is also called Ryūsō-sama (the shrine sits at the foot of Mt. Ryūsō; see yama no kami ), a divinity that has attracted worship from hunters as the ... |
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Tezutsu shinji |
"'Pistol' festival." A rite conducted during the Gion Festival ( Gion matsuri ) held July 13–15 at Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. The event is also known as the Yoshida Tennō Festival and has been well known along Japan's famed Tōkaidō ("easter... |
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Tori no ichi |
"Cock fair." A festival for Ōtori shrines held on each "day of the cock" in the month of November. The "day of the cock" returns every twelve days, so it usually comes around twice during November. It is said that there will be many fires in those rare ye... |
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Torimono |
A prop dancers carry in their hands in sacred performances such as kagura . It is also written with the characters 執物 or 取物. The word may also refer to the prop a dancer holds when performing a dance to purify the implements to be used in a sacred ritual or dance. Originally, the torimono fu... |
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