{"id":2027,"date":"2019-02-26T12:52:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T03:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:52:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T03:52:19","slug":"vol42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/en\/local\/vol42\/","title":{"rendered":"vol.42\uff1aGirls Festivals in Kyoto on March 3rd."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of shrines and temples in Kyoto have the Doll Festival on March 3rd.<br \/>\nSo today, we thought I would tell you what the Hina matsuri is and where this tradition originates from. Also we recommend you where to visit.<br \/>\n We hope you enjoy the Japanese Traditonal festival more especially in Kyoto.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"style5b\">What is Girl\u2019s Day?<\/h5>\n<p>If you were to directly translate it, it would be \u201cOnnanoko no hi\u201d but that word is actually used little girls as code word for period.<br \/>\nSo we suggest you use \u201cHina Matsuri\u201d.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHina Matsuri is a seasonal festival that takes place in March with traditions to pray for the happiness and health of the girls hence \u201cGirl\u2019s Day.\u201d<br \/>\nIt\u2019s also known as doll\u2019s day or the doll festival because households with daughters will display Hina dolls in ancient court costumes called Hina Ningyo on some steps like platform called a Hina-dan.<br \/>\nThey are said to protect the girls making sure their healthy, their prosperous lives and that they have good marriage luck.<br \/>\nHina dolls are extremely extravagant, really detail-oriented and super expensive.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe ritual of Hina matsuri comes from Chinese calendar.<br \/>\nIn old time, the Chinese people would wade in the river to wash away the bad luck.<br \/>\nThis tradition was brought into Japan during the Nara period and eventually evolved into not waiting in the river.<br \/>\nBut transferring bad luck to dolls made out of paper or hey called Hina ningyo.<br \/>\nHina means baby birds so it basically means tiny or little.<br \/>\nThey would transfer all the bad luck to the dolls and then throw them down the river in what was called Hina nagashi.<br \/>\nOriginally this Hina nagashi event was only conducted by royalty but it began spreading to the general public.<br \/>\nThe girls of the villages started playing with Hina dolls.<br \/>\nThe act of playing with these dolls was called \u201cHina asobi\u201d. Asobi means \u201cto play\u201d.<br \/>\nAnd once that happened, the dolls started to get more and more advanced.<br \/>\nThey started to look better and better, you know doll making techniques were advancing.<br \/>\nOnce they started to advance, people thought it was a waste to throw them down the river so they started displaying them.<br \/>\nThat leads to the Hina doll display that we have today.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe girls that display the Hina dolls they have to clean the dolls and put them away right after March 3rd or else they\u2019re said to have bad marriage luck.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"style5b\">The place you can enjoy to see the Hina nagashi in old style.<\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u3010Shimogamo jinja shrine\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\nAddress:<br \/>\n\u3012606-0807 59, ShimogamoIzumigawa cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto City<br \/>\nAccess:<br \/>\n12 minute walk from \u201cDemachiyanagi station\u201d on Keihan line.<br \/>\nIn front of \u201cShimogamo Jinja mae\u201d bus stop on City Bus<br \/>\nHours: 10:00~ (First hundreds visitors can get Nagashi-bina for free.)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20190225_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2022\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>\u3010Matsuotaisha shrine\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\nAddress:<br \/>\n \u3012616-0024\u30003, Arashiyamamiya cho, Saikyo ku, Kyoto City<br \/>\nAccess:<br \/>\n5 minute walk from \u201cMatsuotaisha\u201d on Hankyu line.<br \/>\nIn front of \u201cMatsuotaisha mae\u201d bus stop on City Bus<br \/>\nHours: 9:30~<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"style5b\">The place you can enjoy to see the Hina decorations in ordinary style.<\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u3010 Sanjusangen do hall\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\nAddress:<br \/>\n\u3012605-0941\u3000657,Sanjyusangen do mawari, Hiashiyama ku, Kyoto city<br \/>\nAccess:<br \/>\n7 minute walk from \u201cKeihan Shichijo\u201d on Keihan line.<br \/>\nIn front of \u201cHakubutsukan Sanjusangendo mae\u201d bus stop on City Bus<br \/>\nHours: 9:00~15:30<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>\u3010Houju-ji temple\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\nAddress:<br \/>\n\u3012605-0941\u3000655,Sanjyusangen do mawari, Hiashiyama ku, Kyoto city<br \/>\nAccess:<br \/>\n10 minute walk from \u201cKeihan Shichijo\u201d on Keihan line.<br \/>\n5 minute walk from  \u201cHakubutsukan Sanjyusangendo mae\u201d bus stop on City Bus<br \/>\nHours: 9:00~16:00<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20190225_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2024\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"style4a\">Do you need more information?<\/h4>\n<p>You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application \u201cKoI APP\u201d.<br \/>\nWith this application, even if you don\u2019t have Wi-Fi, you can find nearby stores and so on.<br \/>\nYou can install the application from the following URL.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=kyoto.kyonaka_gozan.koiapp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Android app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/koi-service\/id1433855051?l=ja&#038;ls=1&#038;mt=8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>iPhone app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A lot of shrines and temples in Kyoto have the Doll Festival on March 3rd. So today, we thought I would tell you what the Hina matsuri is and where this tradition originates from. Also we recommend you where to visit. 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