| DATE: | Adults’ Day (January 9), 2006 at 1:00 p.m. | |
| PLACE: | 68 Fukakusa-yabunouchi-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto |
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| DIRECTION: | 5-minute walk from the Keihan Line at Fushimi-inari station JR Nara Line at Inari station |
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| TEL: | 81-75-641-7331 | |
| ADMISSION: | Free | |
| TEXT: | This is a festival to celebrate men and women who turn 20 years old for the new beginnings. In the Hon-den Hall, those people offer their prayers and say their vows. After 2:00 p.m., Genpuku Ceremonies for men from the Heian, Kamakura and Edo periods, as well as the Mogi-binsogi Ceremony for women from the Heian period are performed. You can learn about these traditional ceremonies, which are rarely seen today. |
