{"id":2735,"date":"2019-09-04T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2019-09-03T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T09:00:04","slug":"vol-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/en\/event\/vol-71\/","title":{"rendered":"vol.71:The Chrysanthemum Ritual \/ The Choyo Ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"

September was called the month of chrysanthemum in the lunar calendar\u3001because the chrysanthemum blooms beautifully in that month.
\n\u201cThe cherry blossoms is in spring, the chrysanthemum is in fall (at the peak of beauty)\u201d
\nAccording to the phrase, each flowers represent the image of Japanese culture.
\nThis time, we\u2019d like to tell you about the event of the chrysanthemum in Kyoto.<\/p>\n

What’s about\u3000The Chrysanthemum Ritual \/ The Choyo Ritual<\/h5>\n

The chrysanthemum was imported as medicine from China to Japan in ancient times
\nAt that time in China, they believed that the chrysanthemum has the power of longevity.
\nThey had the legend of a village where people drinking water from a source surrounded by chrysanthemum could live more than 100 years old, and also a myth of a child who lived for over 700 years, thanks to its supernatural powers.<\/p>\n

It was introduced to Japan with these legends and became well established as Choyo Ritual on September 9th in Heian period (AC9-11).<\/p>\n

Nobels at that time were watching at the chrysanthemums, composing the poet while drinking a chrysanthemum sake, and cleansed their body with a cotton containing the scent and dewdrops from the chrysanthemum.<\/p>\n

Much as they do in the West, certain numbers hold significant meaning in Japanese culture.
\nAccording to the concept of Yin and Yan, odd number is considered to be an auspicious number (Yan), and the 9 is considered to be the number that Yan reaches to an extreme.
\nPeople in old times thought September 9th was either a very important day nor an inauspicious day, so they held the ritual and purified their body and spirits.<\/p>\n

Most Japanese don\u2019t know Choyo Ritual?<\/h5>\n

The Chrysanthemum Ritual is other name of the Choyo Ritual.
\nChoyo is supposed to be a turning point of the season that is called sekku.
\nThere are popular sekku in Japan, January 7th, March 3rd, May 5th, and July 7th.
\nSeptember 9th is the most important sekku because 9 is the biggest odd number (1 to 10).
\nHowever people are not interested in the Choyo Rituals compared to the other sekku.<\/p>\n

The reason why people are not interested in it is the difference between a lunar calendar and solar calendar.
\nSeptember in a lunar calendar was a beautiful season of the chrysanthemum, on the other hand in a solar calendar, it is still lingering summer heat.
\nAlso in the ritual, the chrysanthemum is used a lot and people can\u2019t hold the ritual without it by being different to others.<\/p>\n

The ritual seem to be for adults more than children because drinking sake or watching the chrysanthemum are the main event of the ritual.<\/p>\n

The ritual isn\u2019t festival thing compared to the others, but Choyo Rituals held in Kyoto are popular.
\nWe recommend you to visit earlier if you observe the ritual.<\/p>\n

The Chrysanthemum Ritual \/ The Choyo Ritual held in Kyoto<\/h5>\n

Kikka Ritual at Kifune Shrine<\/h4>\n

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\nMiko (shrine maiden) devote their dance with holding the chrysanthemum.
\nVisitors will be offered Kiku Japanese rice wine (sake with floating chrysanthemum petals) at the feast after the ritual. First 30 visitors can enter the inside of main hall.
\n\u3010Information\u3011
\nVenue:
\nKifune Shrine; 180, Kuramakifune cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto
\nDate & Time:
\nSeptember 9th 11:00~
\nAccess:
\nKyoto Station \u2192 Kokusai kaikan (\u56fd\u969b\u4f1a\u9928\uff09Station on Subway Karasuma line\u2192 Kokusai kaikan mae (\u56fd\u969b\u4f1a\u9928\u524d) bus stop on the #52\u2192 \u201cKifuneguchi (\u8cb4\u8239\u53e3\uff09\u2192\u201dKifuneguchieki mae\uff08\u8cb4\u8239\u53e3\u99c5\u524d)\u201d bus stop on the Kyoto bus #33 \u21925-minute walk from \u201cKifune(\u8cb4\u8239)\u201d bus stop.<\/p>\n

Choyo Ritual and Karasu Sum\u014d at Kamigamo Shrine<\/h4>\n

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\nIn the ritual, priests devote some chrysanthemum and pray for longevity.
\nKarasu Sum\u014d is crow sumo-wrestling ceremony to exorcize evil spirits and pray for a good harvest.
\nThe Sai\u014d-dai, a woman chosen to represent an imperial princess for the famous Aoi Matsuri,will make an appearance.
\n It\u2019s a good opportunity to see Sai\u014d-dai, looking resplendent in multi-layered kimono and classic hairstyle.
\n\u3010Information\u3011
\nVenue:
\nKamigamo Shrine; 339, Kamigamo motoyama, Kita ku, Kyoto
\nDate & Time:
\nSeptember 9th 10:00~
\nAccess:
\nInfront of \u201cKamigamo jinja mae(\u4e0a\u8cc0\u8302\u795e\u793e\u524d)\u201d bus stop on the Kyoto Bus #4 at Kyoto Station
\n15-minute walk from \u201cKitayama(\u5317\u5c71)\u201d Station on Subway Karasuma line<\/p>\n

Choyo Ritual and Gratitude for a Card Festival at Ichihime Shrine<\/h4>\n

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\nIchihime Shrine issued the license of the market in the old time. They purify the cards that are unused and expired.
\nOf course they offer Kiku Japanese rice wine on the same day.
\n\u3010Information\u3011
\nVenue:
\nIchihime Shrine; Kawaramachi Gojo Sagaru Nifhiiru, Shimogyo ku, Kyoto
\nDate & Time:
\nSeptember 9th 11:00~
\nAccess:
\n3-minute walk from \u201cKawaramachi Gojo Shomen(\u6cb3\u539f\u753a\u4e94\u6761\u6b63\u9762)\u201d bus stop on the Kyoto City Bus #4,205,17 at Kyoto Station
\n5-minute walk from \u201cKiyomizu Gojo(\u6e05\u6c34\u4e94\u6761\uff09\u201dStation on Keihan line
\n10-minute walk from \u201cGojo(\u4e94\u6761)\u201dStation on Subway Karasuma line<\/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

Android app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September was called the month of chrysanthemum in the lunar calendar\u3001because the chrysanthemum blooms beautifully in that month. \u201cThe cherry blossoms is in spring, the chrysanthemum is in fall (at the peak of beauty)\u201d According to the phrase, each flowers represent the image of Japanese culture. This time, we\u2019d like to tell you about the […]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"2729"},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735"}],"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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2735"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2738,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions\/2738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}