\nThe Seimei bellflower crest is also called Gobosei, and is a symbol of Seimei-jinja Shrine.
\nIt is said that the Gobosei has been handed down as the talisman to ward off evil spirits in Onmyodo.
\n
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<\/p>\nHot day continues, but how are you getting along?
\nThe season here in Japan is autumn,but it’s still pretty early in the autumn leaves season.
\n“Seimei-sai festival” is one of the special fall events in Kyoto.
\nThe festival is held in Seimei-jinja Shrine, which enshrines Onmyoji Abeno Seimei, a famous professional practitioner of the Japanese esoteric cosmology.
\n“Seimei-sai festival” is a very important ritual.
\nOne of the important elements of the festival is the procession, in which the deity of the shrine is carried through the city in Mikoshi or a special carriage of the deity.
\nWe would like to introduce Seimei-jinja Shrine famous for warding off evil.<\/p>\n
The shrine dedicated to Onmyoji Abeno Seimei is popular for getting mystical, spiritual energy.
\nAfter a figure skater visited the shrine, he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
\nThere are a lot of places, for example, a peach-shaped statue and a well with a five-pointed star(pentagram) to see in Seimei-jinja Shrine.<\/p>\n
The tablet on the torii in Seimei-jinja Shrine reads ‘the Seimei bellflower crest’, for the crest looks like a Chinese bellflower.
\nThe Seimei bellflower crest is also called Gobosei, and is a symbol of Seimei-jinja Shrine.
\nIt is said that the Gobosei has been handed down as the talisman to ward off evil spirits in Onmyodo.
\n<\/p>\n
The bridge is a famous place, where Seimei brought his father back to life with his magic.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20230901_3.jpg\")
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Onmyoji Abeno Seimei is enshrined at a main hall.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20230901_7.jpg\")
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There is a gold statue shaped like a peach, which is called \u201dYakuyoke-momo\u201d.
\nAccording to a tradition in China and in Onmyodo, the peach is regarded as an amulet or a charm against bad luck.
\nIf you touch the statue, you escape from a greater evil.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20230910_1.jpg\")
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A well with a five-pointed star is the best part.
\nThere is an episode that Abeno Seimei
\nIf you drink the well water, you will be protected from disease.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20230901_6.jpg\")
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\u25c6Information of Seimei-jinja Shrine\u25c6<\/u>
\nVisiting hours:9:00\uff5e17:00
\nLocation:806 Kamigyo-ku kyoto city, Kyoto
\nEntrance fee:free
\nHP:https:\/\/www.seimeijinja.jp\/
\nEvent dates(Seimei-sai festival):
\n9\/22 19\uff1a00\uff5e
\n9\/23 10\uff1a00\uff5e<\/p>\n
Please check the latest information on the official website before going out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hot day continues, but how are you getting along? The season here in Japan is autumn,but it’s still pretty early in the autumn leaves season. “Seimei-sai festival” is one of the special fall events in Kyoto. The festival is held in Seimei-jinja Shrine, which enshrines Onmyoji Abeno Seimei, a famous professional practitioner of the Japanese […]","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=4770"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787"}],"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\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4787"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4792,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787\/revisions\/4792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}