is a
Shinto shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion.
Overview
Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings.
The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...
in
Minato-ku, Nagoya,
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Services
Annual Services
* January 1: New Year's Celebration
*
Setsubun
is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan. The name literally means 'seasonal division', referring to the day just before the first day of spring in the traditional calendar, known as ; though previously referri ...
(in February): Setsubun Festival
*
Vernal equinox Spring equinox or vernal equinox or variations may refer to:
* March equinox, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere
* September equinox, the spring equinox in the Southern Hemisphere
Other uses
* Nowruz, Persian/Iranian new year which be ...
: Ceremony for the spirits of the deceased of Tsukiji
* Around the Vernal Equinox: Service to comfort the spirits of people who have died working at
Nagoya Port
* July 18: Nagoya Port's Summer Festival
* July 30:
Chi-no-wakaguri, a Shinto purification ritual involving walking through a large ring of rope
* October 10:
Kotohira-gū Festival and
Izumo-taisha Festival
* October 23: this shrine's annual festival
* November 23: ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly harvested rice to the deities
*
Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja Festival
* December 31: New Year's Eve Festival and Purification Ceremony
Monthly Services
* Every month on the 1st, 15th, and 23rd: a monthly festival
References
Shinto shrines in Aichi Prefecture
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