The mikoshi of the Mukojima 2-chome Mutsumicho Association parading through the town - 2024.09.15
The festival at Ushijima Shrine (Mukojima 1, Sumida Ward) lasts three days from September 13th to 15th.
The Ushijima Shrine festival:
Ushijima Shrine is the main shrine of Honjo and is also known as the guardian deity of Tokyo Skytree. In addition to the rare Miwa Torii (three-gate) in the shrine grounds, there are also "Nadeushi" (a cow with a bow) and "Komaushi" (a cow with a bow), which are said to cure illnesses if you stroke the same part of the cow as you do when you are feeling sick.
The festival at Ushijima Shrine has a long history, dating back to the Jogan period (859-877). It is currently held every September on the Saturday and Sunday closest to Respect for the Aged Day. The once-every-five-year grand festival was held last year, and it will become a regular festival this year.
During the period, the "Mukojima 2-chome, Mutsumi Town Association" paraded a children's mikoshi and float from 10:20 on the 14th. A neighbourhood association mikoshi from 17:00. In the evening of the same day, various events were held, including a night stall in Koume 2-chome and a dedication dance in front of Nakanogo Park in Oshiage 2-chome.
The Ushijima Shrine Festival heralds autumn in Sumida with a parade of portable shrines and votive dances from each neighbourhood - 2024.09.15
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Different eagle feathers
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Family crest data for [Different Hawk Feathers]
The staggered hawk feather crest is drawn by overlapping hawk feathers diagonally with the left side up. The feather pattern consists of two alternating lines called life snafu and three spaces.
Name different eagle feathers
kinds Animal print motif Eagle Feather
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Sengoku Warlords Nagamasa Asano, Koretoyo Aso, and Koremasa Aso
Celebrities Chiba, Kanagawa, Kagoshima
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Explanation of the hawk feather crest
The hawk feather crest is a family crest that uses the feathers of a hawk as its motif. Samurai loved hawks because of their bravery when hunting prey and their high intelligence. Their feathers were also highly valued as material for arrow fletchings for Japanese bows, and the hawk feather crest came to be used by many samurai as a martial family crest. The hawk feather crest is among the five significant crests many families use.
Users of the Hawk Feather crest:
Machino, Kikuchi, Goto, Inage, Mima, Inoue, Katagiri, Ota, Kuramitsu, Tsutsui, Nakamura, etc.
Areas where the hawk feather crest is used:
Chiba, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Miyazaki, Gunma, Kumamoto, Osaka, Yamanashi, Tochigi
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Downward wisteria
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The hanging wisteria crest is a rounded depiction of a wisteria flower cluster drooping downward. It is widely believed that the Fujiwara clan used the "hanging wisteria," while others used the " ascending wisteria." This is the official crest of the Kato clan of the Omi Minakuchi domain.
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The Ascending Wisteria family crest is a time-honoured crest with design roots in gorgeous aristocratic patterns. It is also well-known for its deep connection to the Fujiwara clan, one of Japan's most prestigious families.
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Ushijima Shrine:
This old shrine is said to have been built during the Jogan era (859-877). It is famous for the cow statue, which is said to cure illnesses when strokes on the same part of the body cause pain. Katsu Kaishu is said to have practised swordsmanship here and worked hard to train his mind.
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Jikaku Daishi, who had studied Buddhism in China, was exiled during the recapture of the Great Buddha in 845 and forced to return to Japan. After returning home, he visited various Buddhist centres in the country, sharing his knowledge and engaging in philosophical debates with other monks.
While visiting a hermitage called Issoan, Jikaku Daishi encountered an older man on a walk. The older man told Jikaku Daishi that he should build a shrine on the east bank of the Sumida River to protect the local people.
The older man revealed that he was the incarnation of a Shinto god named Susanoo-no-Mikoto. Jikaku Daishi began building a shrine on the east bank of the Sumida River in the Ushijima area. The first shrine was named Ushigozensha.
The older man Jikaku Daishi met wished for the shrine to protect the people living on the Sumida River's east bank. The shrine was to be the home of Honjo Sochinju, the tutelary deity of the Honjo area.
Sensoji Temple was on the West Bank, but the people on the East Bank also needed a tutelary deity (a tutelary deity means a god who looks out for your interests and will protect you).
The Sumida River had its god. So, the people who lived in the eastern floodplain needed equal protection from the powerful river god.
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Songkran ( also known as Songkran and written in English as Songkran Festival) is the Thai New Year, or Chantrakati (Thai lunar calendar ) New Year. The government fixes it to fall on April 13th to 15th ( Buddhist and Western calendars) and makes it a public holiday. Many people travel to their hometowns to celebrate this occasion.
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