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<\/a>\nThere is a rule of passing through the wreath.
\nA prayer passes through the wreath three times while chanting the spell.
\nThere are several ways for this ritual, here is the basic rule.<\/p>\n
1st: Bow once in front of the wreath and take a step forward with your left leg and turn anti-clockwise.
\n2nd: Bow once again and take a step forward with your right leg and turn clockwise.
\n3rd: Bow again in front of the wreath and take a step forward with your left leg and turn anti-clockwise.
\nLast, bow once again and get through the wreath.<\/p>\n
Prayer should chant the spell in silence. This phrase is also various at each shrine.
\nThe basic one is the following.
\n\u201cDispelling the evils, Purifying us, Protecting us, and Making us happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why People in Kyoto eat Japanese sweets Minazuki?<\/h4>\n
\nEating Minazuki sweets on the last day of June is a custom for Kyoto people. This sweet is steamed cake made of sugar and rice flour called \u201cuir\u014d\u201d topped with azuki beans and cut into a triangle.
\nPeople in old age eat ice to beat the summer heat at the ritual, but it was for only bourgeois.
\nCitizens made the similar thing to do the same thing and it lasts today.
\nThe triangle shape and azuki are for dispelling the evil things so Minazuki sweets is special one for Nagodhi no \u014charae.<\/p>\n
Three shrines where Nagoshi no \u014charae will be held<\/h5>\n
Actually, there are a lot of shrines where Nagoshi no \u014charae will be held in Kyoto.
\nWe picked three of them and please check them as a reference.<\/p>\n
1.Yasakajinja Shrine\uff08\u516b\u5742\u795e\u793e\uff09<\/h4>\n
\nYasakajinja Shrine is a head shrine worships Susano\u2019o no Mikoto. Nagoshi no \u014charae is related to him so it is the best place to anticipate the ritual.
\n\u3010Information\u3011
\nAddress:
\n625, Gion cho Kita gawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
\nOpen:
\n9:00~17:00 (Anytime available for just visiting)
\n\uff0aThe ritual will be held from 15:00.
\nAccess:
\n5-minute walk from \u201cGion Shijo\u201d St. on the JR line.
\n8-minute walk from \u201cKawaramachi\u201d St. on the Hankyu line.
\nIn front of \u201cGion\u201d bus stop on the Kyoto Bus #206 at Kyoto St.
\nAdmission Fee:
\nFree<\/p>\n
2.Kamigamojinja Shrine\uff08\u4e0a\u8cc0\u8302\u795e\u793e\uff09<\/h4>\n
\nKamigamojinja Shrine has already held the passing the ring ritual since June 10th. It will hold Nagoshi no \u014charae on June 30th. On the same day participants will place amulet dolls from across Japan on the stream in the site to let their misfortunes float away. The street vendors will sell local vegetables and special tofu to dispel the evils.
\n\u3010Information\u3011
\nAddress:
\n339, Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto
\nOpen:
\n5:00~17:00
\n\uff0aThe ritual will be held from 20:00.
\nAccess:
\n20-minute walk from \u201cKita\u014dji\u201d St. on the Karasuma Subway line.
\nIn front of \u201cKamigamojinja-mae\u201d bus stop on the Kyoto Bus #4 at Kyoto St.
\nAdmission Fee:
\nFree<\/p>\n
3.Jyonangu\uff08\u57ce\u5357\u5bae\uff09<\/h4>\n
\nJonangu annually hold passage the chinowa ritual from June 25th to 30th. This shrine will hold floating dolls ritual same as Kamigamojinja Shrine. Plus, people come pass thec hinowa to purify their cars from July 1st to 7th.
\n\u3010Information\u3011
\nAddress:
\n7, Nakashima Tobanorikyu-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
\nOpen:
\n9:00~16:30
\n\uff0aThe ritual will be held from 15:00.
\nAccess:
\n15-minute walk from \u201cTakeda\u201d St. on the Karasuma subway line or Kintetsu line.
\nAdmission Fee:
\nFree<\/p>\n
Do you need more information?<\/h4>\n
You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application “KoI APP”.
\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.<\/p>\n