On July 7, the Japanese Hoshi Matsuri (star festival) called Tanabata is celebrated. The streets of Hiratsuka in Kanagawa Prefecture will be lined with food carts visited by young women in yukata (traditional summer clothes) and the young men escorting them. Millions of Japanese people all over Japan will enjoy one of the first festivals of the summer. Children will…
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The Belief in Myoken (妙見信仰), the Deified Pole Star (and Big Dipper) Thrives at Tsukuba`s Hokuto-Ji Temple (北斗寺) in Kurihara (Festival on Thursday February 18, 2021)
16 February, 2021
A close-up of the MYOKEN WORSHIP HALL at the Hokuto-Ji Temple in Kurihara Tsukuba. These five colors are associated with the Shingon Sect of Buddhism, the dominant religion in the Tsukuba area.
A Goma Taki ritual being carried out at the Main Hall of the Hokuto-Ji Temple in Kurihara, Tsukuba This fire ceremony, of Indian origin, was introduced to Japan by the great priest Kukai (Kobo Daishi) in the 9th century. This year`s Hoshi Matsuri is scheduled for Thursday February 18th