{"id":1941,"date":"2019-01-29T10:20:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T01:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2020-01-28T15:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T06:47:22","slug":"vol38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/en\/local\/vol38\/","title":{"rendered":"vol.38\uff1aKyoto Events February \/ Setsubun Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

February is when the annual Setsubun rituals are held throughout Japan at local shrines and temples. Be sure to enjoy the unique experience of expelling evil spirits, praying for good health and luck, and eating ceremonial beans.
\nThis time, I\u2019m going to write about the fascinating Setsubun festival, which is celebrated at shrines around the Kyoto city.
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What is the \u201cSetsubun\u201d?<\/h5>\n

The literal meaning of the word Setsubun is \u201cdivision of the seasons,\u201d. So it refers to the day before the beginning of each season (the first days of spring, summer, fall, and winter). Out of all the four Setsubun days, spring is the most special day. Though ancient people held the Setsubun festival for four times in a year, nowadays, it is normally thought that just February 3rd is the day of Setsubun.
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\nIt is believed that oni (evil spirits) come when the seasons change in Japan. People scatter roasted soybeans both inside and outside of their houses. Throwing roasted soybeans was first practiced back in the Heian period, to stop oni from attacking villages by throwing beans at their eyes.
\nAt homes, people throw roasted soybeans out the door of their houses while shouting\u201c Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! \u201c (Devils out! Good luck in!).
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\nThere are about 4000 shrines and temples in Kyoto. Setsubun celebration will be held throughout in Kyoto. \u201cYomo-Mairi\u201d (Visiting four guardians for unlucky directions) is popular for many people; Yoshida shrine, Mibu temple, Kitanotenmangu shrine, Yasaka shrine. They\u2019ll hold unique events to watch, so don\u2019t miss that.
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\u201cYomo-Mairi\u201d (Visiting four guardians for unlucky directions)<\/h5>\n

Yoshida shrine<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s a cool place to observe Setsubun. There are also plenty of stalls selling food and drinks. On February 2nd, \u201cTsuinashiki (ceremony to drive out evil spirits)\u201d is held from around 18:00. Hososhi who wears a mask with four golden eyes were responsible for expelling red, blue, and yellow oni.
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\nDate
\nFebruary 2nd 18:00~ Tsuinashiki
\nFebruary 3rd 23:00~ Karosai (bonfire)
\nAccess
\n5 minutes walk from \u201cKyodaiseimonmae\u201d by Citybus
\n20 minutes walk from \u201cDemachiyanagi St.\u201d by Keihan line
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\nAddress
\n30 Yoshidakaguraoka cho Sakyo ku Kyoto City
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\nYasaka\u3000shrine<\/strong>
\nKyoto\u2019s Yasaka shrine is a great one, because the soybeans are thrown by geisha from the nearby Gion geisha district.
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\nDate
\nFebruary 2nd,3rd 16:00~ Throwing soybeans
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\nAccess
\n5 minutes walk from \u201cGionshijyo St.\u201d by Keihan line
\n8 minutes walk from \u201cKawaramachi\u201d by Hankyu line
\nJust in front of \u201cGion\u201d by City Bus
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\nAddress
\n625 Gionchokitagawa Higashiyama Ku Kyoto City
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\nMibu temple<\/strong>
\nMibu temple has more than 900 years of history. They\u2019ll hold the Kyogen play which is a humorous and educational story at Kyogen-do hall.
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\nDate
\nFebruary 2nd,3rd,4th 8:30~21:30
\n*Kyogen play holds every once an hour from 13:00 to 20:00.
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\nAccess
\n9 minutes walk from \u201cShijo-Omiya\u201d by Arashiyama line
\n9 minutes walk from \u201cOmiya\u201d by Hankyu line
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\nAddress
\n31 Mibunaginomiya Cho Nakagyo Ku Kyoto City
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\nKitanotenmangu shrine<\/strong>
\nIt is said that Oni finally escaped to Kitanotenmangu shrine, then they are put into \u201cFukubesya\u201d. The shrine also holds the Dance dedication from geiko and throwing soybeans ritual.
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\nDate
\nFebruary 3rd 10:00~ Tsuinashiki \/ 13:00~Rituals, Throwing soybeans
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\nAccess
\nJust in front of \u201cKitanotenmangu mae\u201d by Citybus
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\nAddress
\nBakurocho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, 602-8386
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Do you need more information?<\/h4>\n

You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application \u201cKoI APP\u201d.
\nWith this application, even if you don\u2019t have Wi-Fi, you can find nearby stores and so on.
\nYou can install the application from the following URL.
\nAndroid app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a>
\niPhone app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"February is when the annual Setsubun rituals are held throughout Japan at local shrines and temples. Be sure to enjoy the unique experience of expelling evil spirits, praying for good health and luck, and eating ceremonial beans. This time, I\u2019m going to write about the fascinating Setsubun festival, which is celebrated at shrines around the […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"1932"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1941"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3103,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941\/revisions\/3103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}