{"id":164989,"date":"2024-08-15T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=164989&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-08-15T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:00:59","slug":"jinkoshiki-festival-dazaifu-2024","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/jinkoshiki-festival-dazaifu-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinkoshiki Festival at Dazaifu Tenmangu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine\u2019s most important festival, held in honor of its enshrined deity Sugawara Michizane, also known as Tenjin-sama. This festival is a time to give thanks for abundant harvests and to pay tribute to the divine virtues of Michizane.<\/p>\n<p>People dressed in Heian-period attire\u2014the era when Michizane lived\u2014carry a portable shrine (mikoshi) that houses his divine spirit. They proceed to his former dwelling, the Enoki Shrine, in a ritual known as the \u201cDescending Ceremony\u201d (Okudari no Gi). The mikoshi stays overnight before returning to the main hall in an \u201cAscending Ceremony\u201d (Onobori no Gi) that takes place on the day of the autumn equinox. These rituals are reminiscent of dynastic scroll paintings and feature various offerings and ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>The festival comes to a close on the final night with the \u201cSentomyo,\u201d a poignant ceremony where countless candles are placed around Shinji Pond to comfort the divine spirit of Tenjin-sama. This is followed by a sacred Kagura dance performed by shrine maidens. Don\u2019t miss this enchanting and spiritually uplifting festival that celebrates both the divine and the historical.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jinkoshiki Festival at Dazaifu Tenmangu, \u592a\u5bb0\u5e9c\u5929\u6e80\u5bae \u795e\u5e78\u5f0f\u5927\u796d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-002.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 9\/20 (Fri.) ~ 9\/25 (Wed.)<br \/>\n\u2022 Sentomyo: 9\/25 (Wed.) 20:00~<br \/>\n\u2022 Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/6FQdtbxFVdPKpZAu7\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4-7-1 Saifu, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp\/omatsuri\/jinkousiki\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp\/omatsuri\/jinkousiki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/20<\/strong><br \/>\n15:00\u3000Jinkoshiki tai-sai ceremony start<\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/21<\/strong><br \/>\n19:00\u3000Sengyo-sai<br \/>\n20:00\u3000Leave Gohonden<br \/>\n22:00\u3000Arrive in Enokisha, Angukensen-sai<\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/22 (autumn equinox day)<\/strong><br \/>\n14:00\u3000Yamatomai sojo (Enokisha)<br \/>\n15:30\u3000Leave Enokisha<br \/>\n18:00\u3000Arrive in Ukidono, Ukidono kensen-sai<br \/>\n18:30\u3000Leave Ukidono<br \/>\n19:30\u3000Arrive in Gohonden, kangyo-sai<\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/24<\/strong><br \/>\n19:00\u3000Koshiki kensen-sai<\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/25<\/strong><br \/>\n11:00\u3000Rei-sai<br \/>\n20:00\u3000Sentomyo, Miko kagura hono<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jinkoshiki Festival at Dazaifu Tenmangu, \u592a\u5bb0\u5e9c\u5929\u6e80\u5bae \u795e\u5e78\u5f0f\u5927\u796d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-001.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fn_jinkoshiki-festival-at-dazaifu-tenmangu_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine\u2019s most important festival, held in honor of its enshrined deity Sugawara Michizane, also known as Tenjin-sama. 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