☆Kiyomori Festival in World heritage MIYAJIMA☆

Kiyomori Festival
Day&Time: March 18th (Sun) from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Miyajima

Day time is getting longer and longer these days and I can tell spring is coming soon.
There are lots lots of Event will be held in Spring in Japan. The best season for　Cherry Blossom Viewing is on the way, as well known. For Japanese Spring mean is making a new start. For student, they will go on to new class or school, for adult could be promoted or become new members of society and so on.

Before enjoying all those Events in Spring, There will be famous annual festival held in Miyajima

"Kiyomori Festival i"

In remembrance of the reverential virtue of Kiyomori Taira who built the foundation of the prosperity of Miyajima, the Kiyomori festival in the motif of "Itsukushima Shrine prayer parade of the Heike family" will be held.


Place:
Square in front of Miyajima pier → Omotesando Shopping Arcade → Mikasahama beach → Itsukushima Shrine → Kiyomori Shrine
!!!Participants pass through from Miyajima pier via Itsukushima Shrine worship to Kiyomori Shrine on parade in disguise such as the Heian picture scroll!!!


Contents:
Children parade, brass band and baton march are finished at Itsukushima shrine.
Children parade (around 100 children) - Brass band - Baton twirling - Warriors - Children of the Heikes - Kocho - Shirabyoshi - Karyobin - Priests - Biwa hoshi - Shinto priests - Wagons (Kiyomori compulsory labors / uchikisugata) - Retainers

Let's gain lots of valuable experience from this Japanese traditional festival!

12th of February Plum viewing tea ceremony@Shukkeien

When:10-15
Where: Main ceremony:Seifu-kan（清風館）
　　Amazake ceremony:Bairin（梅林）
Fee: Main...800yen Amazake:600yen


Shukkeien garden general info 縮景園

Open hours:
9-18(April 1st-September 30th)
9-17(October 1st-March 31st)

Closing on Dec.29-31(Open on 2nd and 3rd of Jan.)

Admission:250yen


大きな地図で見る

Feb 3 (Fri) Mamemaki event in Miyajima (Daisyoin temple)

-Feb 3 (Fri) Mamemaki (bean-throwing ceremony event) in Miyajima (Daisyoin temple)- 11:00～

On February 3rd, many people will attend Daisyouin's annual bean-throwing ceremony to try to catch the fuku-mame.
The day's main event is the bean-scattering ceremony.
Enjoy Japanese traditional Event with local people!