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Hachiman Matsuri、八幡祭(はちまんまつり)Hachiman Shrine Festival
at Shrine Iwashimizu Jinja
hoojoo-e 放生会(ほうじょうえ)
Iwashimizu matsuri 石清水祭 Iwashimizu Festival
Otokoyama matsuri 男山祭Festival at Otokoyama
chuushuusai 仲秋祭(ちゅうしゅうさい)mid-autumn festival
nansai 南祭(なんさい)South-Festival
hoojoogawa 放生川(ほうじょうがわ) river for releasing fish
hanachidori 放ち鳥(はなちどり)releasing birds
hanachigame 放ち亀(はなちがめ)releasing turtles


Hachiman yama 八幡山(はちまんやま)Hachiman float
at the Gion festival



Hachi Tataki 鉢叩 鉢敲, 鉢扣 "banging the prayer gongs"
Hachi Tataki Dezome 鉢叩出初 First prayer round whilst banging gongs
Memorial Service for Saint Kuuya Shoonin 空也上人
Kuuya Doo Hachitataki Dezome 空也堂鉢叩出初 (くうやどうはちたたきでぞめ) at Kuya Hall
hachitataki dezome 鉢叩出初(はちたたきでぞめ)
zuda junki dezome 頭陀巡行出初(ずだじゅんぎょうでぞめ)
(zuda also means hachi tataki)



Hadaka Matsuri  裸祭り, Hadaka Mairi "Naked Festivals" ... a LIST


 Hagatame はがため . Teeth strengthening Ceremony
..... rice cakes for strengthening the teeth
..... hagatame no mochi 画固の餅 はがためのもち
..... Diamond Petal Rice Cakes, hishi hanabira mochi, 菱葩餅
..... "auspicious hard things" o-iwai kachin お祝いかちん(おいわいかちん)
..... ..... o-iwai okachin お祝いおかちん


Hagoita ichi 羽子板市 (はごいたいち) battledore market


Haha no hi 母の日 (ははのひ) Mother's Day, Muttertag

Haka kakou 墓囲ふ Preparing the graves for New Year



Hakata no Gion matsuri 博多の祗園祭 (はかたのぎおんまつり)
Hakata Gion Festival

Hakata matsuri 博多祭(はかたまつり) Hakata festival
..... yamagasa 山笠(やまがさ)floats
oi yamagasa 追山笠(おいやまがさ)race of the floats
.... oiyama 追山(おいやま)


Hakamagi 袴着 (はかまぎ) wearing a hakama trousers for the first time
at Shichigosan


Hakone ekiden 箱根駅伝 Hakone Ekiden Race
Hakone Relay Marathon


Hakozaki matsuri 筥崎祭 (はこざきまつり) Hakozaki Festival
..... Hakozaki hoojooe, hoojoo-e 筥崎放生会(はこざきほうじょうえ)
Fukuoka Hakozaki Hachimangu 福岡筥崎八幡宮



Hakubasai, hakuba sai 白馬祭(はくばさい)
Festival of the White Horse  



Hama ogami 浜拝 はまおがみ Offering prayers at the beaches
January first
..... First Tide, wakashio 若潮 わかしお
..... wakashio mukae 若潮迎え(わかしおむかえ)、hatsu hama 初浜(はつはま)、
..... Selling new salt, waka shio uri 若塩売(わかしおうり)、waka shio iwai 若塩祝い(わかしおいわい)


Hanabi Senkoo 花火線香 "incense stick firework"


. hanaguri kuyoo はなぐり供養) Cow nose ring ritual  Okayama.
At the cow nose ring mound (hanagurizuka)



Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture

Hanashizume matsuri 鎮花祭 (はなしずめまつり)
"appease the blossoms"

Festival of scattering blossoms for good health
chinkasai 鎮花祭(ちんかさい) hanashizume はなしずめ
Miwa Shrine, April 18


hangeshoo 半夏生 (はんげしょう)
eleventh day after the summer solstice




Hare no Gozen 晴の御膳 Official Lunch Reception at the Imperial Court
..... Hare no Omono 晴御膳 はれのおもの
..... Gozen no gi 御膳の儀


Hari Kuyoo 針供養 Memorial day for used sewing needles
in Kanto


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Haru basho 春場所 Spring Sumo Wrestling tournament
Sumo tournament in the third month, sangatsu basho 三月場所(さんがつばしょ)、Osaka Tournament, oosaka basho 大阪場所(おおさかばしょ)、Naniwa Basho浪花場所(なにわばしょ)

Harugitoo 春祈祷(はるぎとう)spring prayer
..... gongen mai 権現舞 (ごんげんまい) Gongen Dance
..... gongen sama 権現様(ごんげんさま)
..... kado-uchi 門打(かどうち)
..... ha-uchi 歯打(はうち)
(haru kitoo)


Harugoto 春ごと ( はるごと) "spring things"
..... haru no koto 春の事(はるのこと)
..... kotobi 事日(ことび)
..... koto matsuri, kotomatsuri 事祭(ことまつり)
regional, day off work

Haru Matsuri .. 春祭り Spring Festival. General introduction.

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Hasedera no Tada-oshi 長谷寺のただ押し (はせでらのただおし)
Festival at Temple Hasedera, Sakurai, Nara

Hashidate masturi 橋立祭 (はしだてまつり)
Ama no Hashidate Matsuri 天の橋立祭 Festival at Ama-no-Hashidate Amanohashitate

Hassaku no iwai 八朔の祝 Hassaku Harvest Festival.
"princess melon doll", hime uribina. kettle for the tea ceremony, hassaku gama 八朔釜. Rice Gruel, O-bana no kayu 尾花の粥



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利賀村の初午 Toga no Hatsu Uma

hatsu uma, hatsu-uma 初午 (はつうま) First Day of the Horse
(in February)
- rituals with prayers for a good harvest, especially at the Inari shirnes, the deity for rice and harvesting
uma matsuri 午祭(うままつり)First Horse Day Festival

dumplings for the first day of the horse, hatsu uma dango 初午団子(はつうまだんご)
hatsu uma ko, hatsuumako 初午粉(はつうまこ)first offering of rice flour
shirushi no sugi 験の杉(しるしのすぎ)visitors at Inari shrines get a branch of the sacred cedar tree 神杉の枝

ichi no uma 一の午(いちのうま)first
ni no uma 二の午(にのうま)second
san no uma 三の午(さんのうま)third day of the horse

first shrine visit on the day of the horse, hatsu uma moode 初午詣(はつうまもうで)
"lucky shrine visit", fuku mairi 福参(ふくまいり)
fox belief meeting, inari koo 稲荷講(いなりこう)
first performance, hatsu uma shibai 初午芝居(はつうましばい)
first kyogen, hatsu uma kyoogen 初午狂言(はつうまきょうげん)on the day of the horse


Inari Jinja 稲荷神社 First Day of the Horse at Fox Shrines 

. Kagoshima Jingu 鹿児島神宮 Kagoshima Shrine .

. 岡寺山 継松寺 Okaderayama, Keisho-Ji .
selling amulets on the first day of the horse festival.

. Toga no hatsu-uma 利賀村の初午の藁馬 Toga village straw horse .
Toyama

. ema uri, ema-uri 絵馬売り vendor of votive tablets .
on the first day of the horse


hatsu-uma inari
初午いなり Inari sushi on the first day of the horse
In Nara, 旗飴 hata-ame - children walking around the neighbourhood to get sweets.
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Fushimi no Hotei
伏見の布袋 in Kyoto
If people built a new home, they buy a clay figure of 布袋 Hotei on the first day of the horse and venerate it on the Shelf of the Gods (kamidana 神棚). The following year they buy a statue just a little bit bigger and so on for 7 years or 12 years.



If something unpleasant or a disaster happens during this time, they throw all the statues in a river or bring them back to the Shrine and begin again with the smallest statue.
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. 伏見土人形 Fushimi Clay Dolls .
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Hatsuka iwai 二十日祝 January 20 Celebration
..... "sword handle" celebration, ha tsuka iwai 刃柄祝(はつかいわい), Celebration of the mirror box, kyoodai iwai 鏡台祝(きょうだいいわい), Celebration of the "first face", hatsu kao iwai 初顔祝(はつかおいわい)、Celebration of the Mirror, kagami no iwai 鏡の祝(かがみのいわい)



Heian matsuri 平安祭(へいあんまつり) Heian festival
..... jidai matsuri 時代祭 (じだいまつり) "Festival of the Ages" - Kyoto


Henro 遍路 : Spring Pilgrimage in Shikoku



Hiburi 火振り祭 (ひぶりまつり) "fire-swinging festival"
hifuri shinji. Aso Fire Festival. Kumamoto



Hieizan hokke e 比叡山法華会
Great Ceremony at Mount Hieizan
Kyoto
Prayer group for the Great Master, daishi koo
大師講 だいしこう
Memorial day for Tendai Daishi, Tendai Daishi Ki
天台大師忌(てんだいだいしき)
Memorial day for Chisha Daishi, Chisha Daishi Ki
智者大師忌(ちしゃだいしき)
Tendai Prayer Ceremony, Tendai e、天台会(てんだいえ)
"Rice Gruel for Priest Chi-E", Chie gayu 智慧粥
"Great Master's Gruel", Daishi gayu 大師粥
gruel on the 18th day, juuhachi gayu 十八粥
fuguri gayu ふぐり粥(ふぐりがゆ




Hie Jinja sairei 日枝神社祭礼 Festival at Shrine Hie Jinja
Sannoo matsuri 山王祭(さんのうまつり)Sanno festival
tenka matsuri 天下祭(てんかまつり)"greatest festival under the sky" in Edo/Tokyo



. Higan-E 彼岸会 Spring Equinox Service
middle day of higan, welcoming the equinox, hi mukae 日迎え (ひむかえ)
departing of the equinox, hi okuri 日送り(ひおくり)
hi no tomo 日の伴(ひのとも)and many more kigo

Hiiragi sasu 柊挿す (ひいらぎさす) piercing with a holly


Hikage no kazura 日蔭の蔓 (ひかげのかずら)
lit. "kazura vine in the shadow"

hikage no ito 日蔭の糸(ひかげのいと)"string in the shadow"
hikage no kokoroba 日蔭の心葉(ひかげのこころば)
kokoroba 心葉(こころば) "leaf of the heart"


Himachi, hi machi 日待 (ひまち) waiting for the (first) sun


Hime hajime ひめ始 ひめはじめ 姫始(ひめはじめ)
Beginning of first female activities



Himuro 氷室 (ひむろ) icehouse, ice cellar
himuro mori 氷室守(ひむろもり)warden of the ice cellar
himuro no yuki 氷室の雪(ひむろのゆき)snow in the ice cellar
himuro no yama 氷室の山(ひむろのやま) mountain with an ice cellar
..... himuro no sekku 氷室の節供(ひむろのせっく)seasonal celebration of the ice cellars
shihyoo no setsu 賜氷の節 (しひょうのせつ)first day of the sixth months
koori n o tsuitachi 氷の朔日(こおりのついたち)"first day of the ice"
himochi o iwau 氷餅を祝う (ひもちをいわう) celebrate with iced mochi



Hina Eshiki ひな会式, 雛会式 Ceremony of Hina Dolls
Hina Matsuri 雛祭 at temple Hokkei-Ji, Nara

Hio no tsukai 氷魚の使 (ひおのつかい) Messenger for iced Fish

Hino no Hadaka Odori 日野の裸踊 Naked Dance in Hino

Hira Hakkoo 比良八講、Hira Hakkoo 比良八荒
Ceremony for the eight volumes of the Lotus Sutra

Shirohige Shrine, lake Biwa

Hiraizumi Fujiwara Matsuri 平泉藤原祭 Fujiwara Festival in Hiraizumi
Iwate prefecture

Hiroshima-ki 広島忌 Hiroshima Memorial Day
genbaku no hi 原爆の日 atom bomb day
genbaku ki 原爆忌 atom bomb memorial day
heiwa sai 平和祭(へいわさい) peace festival
..... Nagasaki ki 長崎忌 Nagasaki Memorial Day


Hitachi obi no shinji 常陸帯の神事 (ひたちおびのしんじ)
Hitachi Belt Ceremony

Hitachi obi no matsuri 常陸帯の祭(ひたちおびのまつり)
Hitachi obi 常陸帯(ひたちおび)"Belt from Hitachi"
Kashima no obi 鹿島の帯(かしまのおび)"Belt from Kashima"
enmusubi no shinji 縁結び神事(えんむすびしんじ)
ceremony for finding a partner


Hitotsu Yaito ひとつやいと one moxabustion
Temple Zuiryu-Ji 瑞龍寺

. hoobeisai 奉幣祭 Festival at Ise Shrine .


Hoojoo-E 放生会 Setting free of animals
at various Hachiman shrines in Japan


Hookyoo-Ji Hina Matsuri 宝鏡寺雛祭 ひなまつり
..... Doll Festival at Temple Hokyo-Ji, March 3


Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture. Honen Matsuri

Hooran Enya Boat Festival ほうらんえんや Horan Enya Matsue

Hootoo-e 奉燈会 (ほうとうえ)
mandoo-e 万燈会(まんどうえ)yoi Kooboo 宵弘法(よいこうぼう)
memorial service for Kobo Daishi, with many lanterns
Temple Daikaku-Ji 大覚寺

Hoozuki ichi 鬼燈市 ほおずきいち lampion flower market
..... shiman rokusen nichi 四万六千日 46000 days
..... rokusen nichi sama 六千日さま(ろくせんにちさま)



Hoshi-ii (hoshiii, hoshii) 干飯 (ほしいい) cooked dried rice
..... 糒(ほしいい)乾飯(ほしいい)
Doomyooji 道明寺(どうみょうじ) Temple Domyo-Ji
hiki-ii 引飯(ひきいい)
kare iiかれいい、karei かれい、hoshi-i ほしい


Hoshi Matsuri 星祭 Star Festivals and Star Shrines (Hoshi Jinja)



Hote Matsuri 帆手祭 Sail-cord Festival. At Shiogama Shrine, Miyagi Pref.


Hotokemai, hotoke mai 仏舞 Buddha Dance, Rengemai 蓮華舞

Hotoke Shoogatsu 仏正月 (ほとけしょうがつ)
New Year of the Buddhas/ancestor souls

..... hotoke no shoogatsu 仏の正月(ほとけのしょうがつ)
day of the ancestors, hotoke no hi 仏の日(ほとけのひ)
..... ancestors passing into the new year, hotoke no toshikoshi
仏の年越(ほとけのとしこし)
hotoke no kuchi ake 仏の口明(ほとけのくちあけ)
nenbutsu no kuchi ake 念仏の口明(ねんぶつのくちあけ)
New Year of the Ancestors, sensoo shoogatsu
先祖正月(せんぞしょうがつ)
Beginning of the Temple Year, tera nenshi
寺年始(てらねんし)



Hoze matsuri 豊穣祭 (ほぜまつり) "harvest thanksgiving festival"
..... hoojoo e 豊穣会(ほうじょうえ)
now November 23, Kirishima Shrine



Hyakumanben Nenbutsu 百万遍念仏 Saying the Nenbutsu Prayer one million times


Hyakumangoku matsuri 百万石祭 (ひゃくまんごくまつり)
Kaga Hyakumangoku Festival

..... Oyama matsuri 尾山祭(おやままつり)Oyama Shrine Festival
hyakumangoku gyooretsu 百万石行列(ひゃくまんごくぎょうれつ)
hookoku matsuri 封国祭(ほうこくまつり)"land presenting festival"
Kanazawa, Ishikawa



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Iba Hajime 射場始 Imperial Ceremony of first shooting in Winter
..... yuba hajime 弓場始(ゆばはじめ)


Ichigami matsuri 市神祭 (いちがみまつり)
festival for the God of the Market


Ichiya kanjoo 一夜官女 (いちやかんじょ) court lady for one night
. . . . . ichiji jooroo 一時上臈(いちじじょうろう)
Nozato Sumiyoshi Shrine 野里住吉神社

Imamiya matsuri 今宮祭 (いまみやまつり) Imamiya Festival
Imamiya matsuri oide 今宮祭御出(いまみやまつりおいで)
take part in the Imamiya festival. Kyoto

Imigomori 亥巳籠 (いみごもり) respectful retreat
from the first day of the wild boar (i 亥)
to the day of the snake (mi 巳)
..... Kako no monoshizume 加古の物鎮(かこのものしずめ)
seclusion at Kakogawa, Hyogo



Inari matsuri 稲荷祭 (いなりまつり) Fox God Festival
Inari matsuri oide 稲荷祭御出(いなりまつりおいで)、Inari no oide 稲荷のお出(いなりのおいで)、Inari shinkoosai 稲荷神幸祭(いなりしんこうさい)



inbi no gohan 忌火の御飯 (いんびのごはん) "rice on the memorial day"
inbi no gohan kuuzu 忌日の御飯を供ず(いんびのごはんをくうず)
making rice offerings on the memorial day
Court ritual of the Heian period
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jingonjiki 神今食 じんごんじき "Deity eating with the Emperor"
(shingojiki)
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gesai no on kayu 解斎の御粥 end of fasting rice gruel



Inari no bushasai 稲荷の奉射祭 (いなりのぶしゃさい)
first shooting at the Inari shrine

bushasai, busha sai 歩射祭(ぶしゃさい)
onyumihajimesai, on yumi hajime sai 御弓始祭(おんゆみはじめさい)
. . . . . and
Inari Ooyama sai 稲荷大山祭 Oyama Fox God Festival
shimehiki 注連曳き(しめひき)bringing new sacred ropes
Inari shimehari 稲荷注連張(いなりしめはり) Inari sacred rope
shimehari shinji 注連張神事(しめはりしんじ)
kawarake hiroi 土器拾い(かわらけひろい)picking up ritual clay dishes
okawarake, o kawarake 御土器(おかわらけ)honorable clay dishes
- at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto 伏見稲荷大社



In no Hairai 院の拝礼 First Court Ceremony



Inoko, i no ko 亥の子 (いのこ) wild boar
i no hi matsuri 亥の日祭(いのひまつり)festival on the day of the boar
i no kami matsuri 亥の神祭(いのかみまつり)festival for the deity of the wild boar
..... and many more about Marishi Ten



Iriya Asagao Ichi 入谷朝顔市
Morning Glory Flower Market at the temple in Iriya



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Ise Hoohei 伊勢奉幣(いせほうへい) Imperial Envoy to Ise Shrine
reihei 例幣 (れいへい) imperial envoy
kanname no matsuri 神嘗祭 (かんなめのまつり)
kannamesai 晩秋 神嘗祭(かんなめさい)
shinjoosai 神嘗祭(しんじょうさい)
. .. . . Ise Jingu and its kigo
Ise gosenguu 伊勢御遷宮 (いせごせんぐう) Gosengu Festival of the Ise Shrine
gosenguu 御遷宮(ごせんぐう)



Ise kanmiso no matsuri伊勢神御衣祭 Festival at Ise Shrine
miso no matsuri 御衣祭(みそのまつり), kanso matsuri 神衣祭(かんそまつり)
offerings of summer garments to the deities
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Ise no o-taue 伊勢の御田植 (いせのおたうえ) planting rice at Ise
mitamatsuri 御田祭(みたまつり)"festival of the honorable rice fields"
... omitamatsuri, o-mita matsuri お御田祭(おみたまつり)
Yamada no o-taue 山田の御田植(やまだのおたうえ)
planting rice at Yamada otaue ogi 御田扇(おたおうぎ) fan for the planting rice ceremony



Ise Mairi 伊勢参 (いせまいり) Visiting Ise Shrine
Ise sanguu 伊勢参宮(いせさんぐう), O-kage mairi お陰参(おかげまいり), nuke mairi 抜参(ぬけまいり), saka mukae 坂迎え(さかむかえ)
Ise Shrine Group, isekoo 伊勢講(いせこう),
daidai koo 太々講(だいだいこう)

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Issa Festival at temple Entenji, Tokyo 炎天寺 - Kobayashi Issa


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Itsukushima chinza sai 厳島鎮座祭 (いつくしまちんざさい)
Itsukushima Shrine dedication festival

oshimeshi, o shime shi 御燈消(おしめし)"turning off the lights"
yamaguchi toji no matsuri 山口閉の祭(やまぐちとじのまつり)
"closing down mountain roads" festival
Miyajima, Hiroshima

Itsukushima Ennensai 厳島延年祭(いつくしまえんねんさい)
Ennen Festival at Itsukushima

..... tamatori matsuri 玉取祭 (たまとりまつり) "bead-grabbing festival"

Itsukushima Jinja no toshikoshisai
厳島神社の年越祭 (いつくしまじんじゃのとしこしさい)
Crossing into the new year at Itsukushima shrine

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Itsukushima no on yumi hajime 厳島の御弓始 (いつくしまのおんゆみはじめ)
kisha 鬼射(きしゃ)"hitting the demon"
onyumi shinji 御弓神事(おんゆみしんじ)
honorable ceremony of the bow
- at Miyajima, 宮島の大元神社 Omoto shrine ceremony. Hiroshima

Itsukushima matsuri 厳島祭 (いつくしままつり) Itsukushima Festival
Itsukushima kangensai 厳島管絃祭(いつくしまかんげんさい)


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Iwafune Taisai 岩船大祭 Great Festival at Iwafune
Murakami, Niigata / 新潟県村上市岩船三日市

Iwakura matsuri 岩倉祭 (いわくらまつり) Iwakura Festival
..... shiritataki matsuri 晩秋 尻たたき祭(しりたたきまつり)
festival of hitting the backside
September 15, Shrine Iwakura Jinja 石座神社 Kyoto


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Izumo matsuri 出雲祭 (いずもまつり) Izumo Festival
Izumo daisairei 出雲大祭礼(いずもだいさいれい) great festival at Izumo
at Izumo-taisha 出雲大社, Izumo Grand Shrine, Shimane

. Izumo Orochi Matsuri 出雲おろち祭り

Izumo Taisha Niiname sai 出雲大社新嘗祭 Thanksgiving Ceremony at Izumo Shrine
"Celebrations of the First Taste"



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Jarai 射礼 (じゃらい) "respectful shooting" at the imperial court
..... inokoshi, i no koshi 射遺 (いのこし)


Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆 Ceremonies for Jizoo Bosatsu, August 18 - 24


jichinsai, jimatsuri  地祭り Groundbreaking ceremony


Joogen, jogen, 上元 First third of the year
..... shongan しょんがん、 genshoosai 元宵祭(げんしょうさい)、 genshoosetsu 元宵節(げんしょうせつ)、genshoo 元宵(げんしょう)、joogen e 上元会(じょうげんえ)、joogen no hi 上元の日(じょうげんのひ), genseki 元夕(げんせき ), ceremony of praying for good luck, kifuku sai 祈福祭(きふくさい), changing the candles, roosoku kae 蝋燭替(ろうそくかえ)
..... Lantern festival (Yuanxiao 元宵節) China



Joonan matsuri 城南祭 (じょうなんまつり) Jonan Festival
Joonan jin matsuri 城南神祭(じょうなんじんまつり)
Shrine 城南宮 Jonan-Gu


Jooraku-e 常楽会 (じょうらくえ ) Nirvana Ceremony
temple Kofuku-Ji, Kyoto


Joya moode 除夜詣(じょやもうで)shrine visit at the last night
..... joya no kane 除夜の鐘
..... hyakuhachi no kane 百八の鐘(ひゃくはちのかね)
Last Day of the Year (oomisoka 大晦日, Japan)




Juuhachi Gayu 十八粥 Rice Gruel on the 18th day

Juurokunichi sai 十六日祭 (じゅうろくにちさい)
festival of the 16th day

mii juukokunichi 新十六日(みいじゅうろくにち)new 16th day
koodooroo 香燈籠(こうどうろう)fragrant lanterns
Okinawa



juuya 十夜 (じゅうや) the 10th night
Ceremony for Amida Buddha
honorable tenth night, o juuya 御十夜(おじゅうや)
tenth night ritual, juuya hooyoo 十夜法要(じゅうやほうよう)
gruel at the tenth night, juuya gayu
十夜粥(じゅうやがゆ)
prayer gongs at the 10th night, juuya gane 十夜鉦(じゅうやがね)
temple with ceremonies at the 10th night, juuya dera
十夜寺(じゅうやでら)
monk at the 10th night, juuya soo十夜僧(じゅうやそう)
old woman at the 10th night, juuya baba
十夜婆(じゅうやばば)
persimmons for the 10th night, juuya gaki
十夜柿(じゅうやがき)

Juuyokka toshikoshi 十四日年越, 十四日年越し
celebration of January 14

To pass safely over into a new circle with the full moon on lunar first month, day 15.
..... juuyokka dango 十四日団子(じゅうよっかだんご)
dango dumplings eaten on day 14 of the lunar first month



Jukai-e 授戒会 Initiation ceremony for novice monks *


Juusan-mairi 十三詣 temple visit for 13 Buddhas
13 Protector Buddhas for the first 13 years of a child
chie moode 知恵詣(ちえもうで),
"praying for wisdom", chie morai 知恵貰い(ちえもらい)


Juzudama 数珠玉 "Beads of the Rosary" Job's tears, a plant.
and more about the rosary in Japan!



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Kagihiki shinji 鉤引神事 (かぎひきしんじ)
ritual of pulling with hooks

..... 鉤引(かぎひき)pulling with wooden hooks


. Kagura 神楽 (かぐら) Kagura dance
..... kami asobi 神遊び(かみあそび)Gods enjoying themselves
..... kagura uta 神楽歌(かぐらうた)kagura song
mikagura 御神楽(みかぐら)
niwabi 庭燎(にわび)
sato kagura 里神楽 (さとかぐら)
yokagura 夜神楽 (よかぐら) Kagura dance at night
..... kagura yado 神楽宿(かぐらやど)
..... hosha 祝者(ほしゃ)


Kaji hajime 鍛冶初, First use of the smithy
..... Hatsu kamado 初竃, first fire in the stove



Kajoogui 嘉定喰 (がじょうぐい) Eating on the Kajo-Day
kajoosen 嘉定銭(かじょうせん)16 coins for Kajo
kajoo nui 嘉定縫(かじょうぬい)sowing on kajo-day


Kakashi age, kakashiage 案山子揚 (かがしあげ)
taking the scarecrows down

..... some no toshitori そめの年取り(そめのとしとり)


Kaketai orosu 掛鯛下す (かけたいおろす) / kakedai orosu
taking the sea bream down



Kakure Nenbutsu かくれ念仏 Secret Nenbutsu Dance
Memory of Kuuya Shoonin
..... Namu Amida Butsu, the Amida Prayer



Kamabarai 竈祓 (かまばらい) purification of the hearth
..... Koojin barai 荒神祓(こうじんばらい)purification of the Kojin deity
kama no kami matsuri 竈の神祭(かまのかみまつり)festival of the hearth deity
..... kama matsuri 竈祭(かままつり)
kama shime 竈注連(かましめ)shime decoration for the hearth


Kamiko 紙衣 Cloths, robes of washi paper
to keep the monks warm.



Kamigamo Nentoosai 上賀茂燃燈祭
"Lantern Festival at Kamigamo Shrine"

hatsune no tamabooki
初子の玉箒(はつねのたまぼうき)
"precious broom on the first day of the rat"
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Kamigamo otana kazari 上賀茂御棚飾 (かみがもおたなかざり)
shelf decorations at Kamigamo shrine
- at Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto 上賀茂神社


Kami no tabi 神の旅 (かみのたび) "God on a trip"
the gods are absent, kami no rusu 神の留守
saying good bye to the gods, sending off the gods
..... kami okuri 神送り
"gods-present month", month with the gods in Izumo
kamiarizuki 神有月
welcoming the gods, greeting the gods in Izumo
..... kami mukae 神迎



Kamioki, kami oki 髪置 (かみおき) binding up the hair
..... kushi oki 櫛置(くしおき) using a comb
and
migushi age, migushiage 御髪上 (みぐしあげ)
memorial service for old combs, hair and nails


Kamogawa Odori .. 鴨川踊 (かもがわおどり) Kamogawa Dance in Kyoto

. Kamo keiba 賀茂競馬 horse race at Kamo shrine
kurabeuma, kurabe uma 競べ馬 (くらべうま) horse race
kisoi uma きそい馬(きそいうま)
koi uma きおい馬(きおいうま)
muda hashiri 空走り(むだはしり)"free run"
kachiuma 勝馬(かちうま)winning horse
makeuma 負馬(まけうま)loosing horse
hashiri uma 走り馬(はしりうま)running horse
ashizoroe 足揃(あしぞろえ) "getting the legs together"

Kamo Mikage Matsuri 賀茂御蔭祭 (かもみかげまつり)
Kamo Shrines in Kyoto
"honorable shadow festival" mikage matsuri, 御蔭祭(みかげまつり). mi-aregi 御生木(みあれぎ). "Lawn Cutting Ceremony", shibakiri shinji 芝切神事(しばきりしんじ)


Kanda matsuri 神田祭 (かんだまつり) Kanda Festival
Tokyo


Kane kasumu 鐘霞む hearing tempel bells from afar

Kane kuyoo 鐘供養 Memorial ceremony of temple bells



Kangetsu Matsuri 観月祭 Moon Viewing Festival
Matsuo Shrine 松尾大社 Kyoto

Kangetsu Sanbutsu-E 観月讃仏会 Moon Viewing Ceremony
Temple Toshodai-Ji 唐招提寺 Nara



Kan Gori, kangori 寒垢離 Ascetic practises in the Cold
..... Kan Mairi, kanmairi 寒参 Temple Visit in the Cold
..... kanmoode 寒詣(かんもうで)
Kan Nenbutsu 寒念仏 Nenbutsu Prayer in the Cold
Kan Segyoo 寒施行 Ascetic practises in the Cold
kangyoo 寒行(かんぎょう
hadaka mairi 裸参(はだかまいり)naked visit to a shrine



. kannamesai 神嘗祭 Festival at Ise Shrine .


kannarijin 雷鳴陣 (かんなりじん) "thunder army"
..... kannari no tsubo 雷鳴の壷(かんなりのつぼ)
..... rai no tsubo 雷の壷(らいのつぼ) "thunder jar"
Imperial Court Ritual, protecting the emperor against thunder


Kanshasai 感謝祭 (かんしゃさい) Thanksgiving
..... shuukaku kanshasai 収穫感謝祭(しゅうかくかんしゃさい)
harvest thanksgiving

Kanshoku 寒食 (かんしょく) "cold food"
kanshoku setsu 寒食節 ritual of eating cold food
hyakugo setsu 百五節(ひゃくごせつ)
ritual on day 105 (after the winter solstice) - Okinawa

Kantoo 竿燈 / 竿灯 (かんとう) "lantern on a pole"
Kanto Lantern Festival in Akita


Kaomise 顔見世 "Showing the Faces"
Seasonal debut of the Kabuki Theater actors
..... Tsuramise 面見世
..... Ashi zoroe 足揃 actors' lineup



Kappa Matsuri かっぱ祭り Kappa Festival (Water Goblin Festival)
Shinawaga, Tokyo

Karasaki mairi 唐崎参 (からさきまいり) Karasaki pilgrimage
..... Karasaki matsuri 唐崎祭(からさきまつり) Karasaki Festival
Karasaki no harai 唐崎の祓(からさきのはらい)purification ritual at Karasaki
Karasaki no sennichi mairi 唐崎の千日参(からさきのせんにちまいり)


Kari kuyoo 雁供養(かりくよう) memorial service for wild geese
ganburo 雁風呂 がんぶろ "bath for the wild geese"


Kasai Kannon Daruma Market 笠井観音の達磨市


Kasetori かせとり"Imitating the Cock's Call"
..... kasedori かせどり, カセ鳥
kakkadori かっかどり, kasegidori かせぎどり, hotohoto ほとほと


Kashihara matsuri ... 橿原祭 Kashihara Shrine Festival, Nara


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Kashima matsuri 鹿島祭 (かしままつり) Kashima Shrine Festival
..... Kashima Goshinkoo sai 鹿島御神幸祭(かしまごしんこうさい)

Kashima no kotobure 鹿島の事触 (かしまのことぶれ)
Kashima diviners, itinerant priests

..... kotobure 言触(ことぶれ)

Kashima saitoosai 鹿島祭頭祭 Saito Sai Festival at Kashima Shrine

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Kasuga Matsuri ... 春日祭 (かすがまつり) Kasuga Shrine Festival, Nara
..... "Kasuga Monkey Festival" saru matsuri 申祭(さるまつり)

Kasuga matsuri, Wakamiya On Matsuri ... 春日若宮御祭
(かすがわかみやおんまつり)

Kasuga Shrine Festivals. "THE Festival" on matsuri 御祭(おんまつり).
..... Kasuga mantooroo 春日万燈籠 (かすがまんとうろう). Kasuga no mantoo 春日の万燈(かすがのまんとう)


Kasuga no o-taue matsuri 春日御田植祭
rice planting ritual at Kasuga shrine
Kyoto
sometimes placed as mid-spring kigo

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. . . . . Kawa, the River - - -
Kawadome 川止め (かわどめ) an interruption in crossing the river
and
kawabiraki 川開き (かわびらき) opening of the river season
kawayashiro 川社(かわやしろ)shrine by the river
kawaharae, kawa harae 川祓(かわはらえ)ablutions in a river
and more

Kawazugari no shinji 蛙狩の神事 (かわずがりのしんじ)
ceremony of hunting for frogs

Frog Hunting Shrine Ritual
..... kawazutobi no shinji 蛙飛びの神事(かわずとびのしんじ)
frog-jumping ritual. at Suwa Shrine, Nagano



Kayu 粥 Rice Gruel and related ceremonies
gruel at the tenth night, juuya gayu 十夜粥. "Gruel for Priest Chi-E", Chie gayu 智慧粥
. winter solstice gruel, tooji gayu 冬至粥 (とうじがゆ). offering gruel to the poor, kayu segyoo 粥施行.

Kayutsuri 粥釣, 粥つり かゆつり "Fishing for rice gruel"



Kazari-uri, kazariuri (かざりうり)
vendor of New Year decorations



Kaze no Bon 風の盆 Bon festival of the Wind



. Kebesu festival (kebesu sai ケベス祭)


Kehi matsuri 気比祭 (けひまつり) Kehi Shrine Festival
..... Tsuruga matsuri 仲秋 敦賀祭(つるがまつり) Tsuruga Festival



Keiroo no hi 敬老の日 Respect for the Aged Day


kemi 毛見 (けみ ) tax evaluation
kemi no shuu 毛見の衆(けみのしゅう)group of tax evaluation officials
kemi no hi 毛見の日(けみのひ)day of tax evaluation
tsubogari 坪刈(つぼがり) "harvesting one tsubo of land" and more ...



Kenkoku kinenbi 建国記念日 (けんこくきねんび) National Foundation Day of Japan
kenkoku no hi 建国の日(けんこくのひ)、kenkoku sai 建国祭(けんこくさい)、kigensetsu 紀元節(きげんせつ)、baika setsu 梅花節(ばいかせつ)、baika setsu 梅佳節(ばいかせつ)
Kenpoo Kinenbi 憲法記念日 (けんぽうきねんび) Constitution Day
March 3

Kenpai Shiki 献盃式 Ceremony of drinkingin memory of Shinran Shoonin




Kibune matsuri 貴船祭 (きふねまつり) Kifune Festival
... Kifune shinji 貴船神事(きふねしんじ)Kifune Shinto ritual
gokoosai 御更祭(ごこうさい)"changing the robes of the deity"
itadori matsuri 虎杖祭(いたどりまつり "knotweed festival"
Shrine Kifune Junja, Kyoto

Kijizake (kiji sake) 雉子酒 "Pheasant ricewine"
kiji shu 雉子酒(きじしゅ) - o kiji おきじ
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kissho no soo 吉書奏 auspicious writing - Court rituals


Kiken Castle (kikenjoo 善見城)Heat Shimmers and
Taishaku-Ten 帝釈天.


Kinensai 祈念祭 (きねんさい) Kinensai ritual Court ceremony
..... toshigoi no matsuri 年祈いの祭(としごいのまつり)

. Kinkazan, cutting antlers (shika tsunokiri)  

Kinroo kansha no hi 勤労感謝の日
Labour Thanksgiving Day



Kiraigoo 鬼来迎 (きらいごう) "Welcoming the Demons"
..... Oni Mai 鬼舞(おにまい)"Demon's Dance"



Kishibojin Matsuri 鬼子母神祭 Kishibojin Festival

Kisshoo-in hakkoo 吉祥院八講 きっしょういんはっこう
Ceremony at temple Kisho-In
Kisshoo-in hokke e 吉祥院法華会(きっしょういんほっけえ)


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Kitano matsuri 北野祭 (きたのまつり) Kitano Festival
Shrine Kitano Tenmangu, Kyoto

Kitano natane goku 北野菜種御供 (きたのなたねごく)
ritual for rapeseed blossoms at shrine Kitano Tenmangu

Kitano baikasai 北野梅花祭(きたのばいかさい)Plum festival at Kitano
baika goku 梅花御供(ばいかごく)
tenjin goki 天神御忌(てんじんごき)memorial day of Tenjin
Michiyane ki 道真忌(みちざねき) memorial day of Michizane
Sugawara Michizane 菅原道真. Kyoto

Kitano no fudehajime sai 北野の筆始祭
first use of the brush ceremony at Kitano


Kitano zuiki matsuri 北野芋茎祭 (きたのずいきまつり)
Vegetable Decoration Festival

zuiki matsuri 瑞饋祭 / zuiki mikoshi 芋茎御輿


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Kitoo-gitsune 祈祷狐(きとうぎつね)prayer to the Fox deity (kitsune)
..... kitsune mai 狐舞 (きつねまい) fox dance
..... inariyama no shirogitsune 稲荷山の白狐(いなりやまのしろぎつね)the white fox from Inari mountain



Kiyomizu hoshikudari 清水星下り (きよみずほしくだり)
"a star comes to Kiyomizu"
. . . . . and
Kiyomizu sennichi moode 清水千日詣 (きよみずせんにちもうで)
..... yokubi 欲日(よくび), shiman rokusennichi 四万六千日(しまんろくせんにち)
tempel Kiyomizudera, Kyoto.


Kiyomizu jishu matsuri 清水地主祭(きよみずじしゅまつり)
Festival of the local deity of Kiyomizu

..... jishu matsuri 地主祭 (じしゅまつり)
Kyoto, shrine Jishu Jinja 地主神社


. Kobe Festival 神戸まつり Kobe Matsuri



Kodomo no hi 子供の日 (こどものひ) Day of the Children
May 5.


Kokuseki-Ji Hadaka Matsuri 黒石寺裸祭
Kokuseki Temple Naked Festival

Kuroishi Hadaka Matsuri 黒石裸祭
..... Sominsai 蘇民祭


Komabiki 駒牽 こまびき "selecting horses"
..... natsu no komabiki 夏の駒牽(なつのこまびき)
selecting horses in summer - Imperial court ritual.


Komatsu hiki 小松引 pulling out small pine seeldings 
..... First Day of the Rat, hatsune 初子
..... dress for the day of the rat, ne no hi goromo 子の日衣
and a few more kigo of this day


Koofukuji Monju e 興福寺文殊会 (こうふくじもんじゅえ)
ceremony for Monju Bosatsu at temple Kofuku-Ji


Koofukuji hokke e 興福寺法華会 (こうふくじほっけえ)
ceremony of the Lotus Sutra at temple Kofuku-Ji

. . . . . and
Yuima-E 維摩会 Ceremony for Yuima (Vimalakirti)
Koofukuji Yuima-e 興福寺維摩会(こうふくじゆいまえ)
Joomyoo e 浄名会(じょうみょうえ)



Koomyoo Shingon-E 光明真言会 Ceremony of the Komyo Mantra
Saidai-Ji Nara, October 3 - 5


Kooya Doofu 高野豆腐 Dry Tofu from Mt. Koya




Koto hajime 事始 Beginning of Work and Activities
.....koto no yooka 事八日(ことようか)"day number 8"
..... okoto, o-koto おこと
okoto jiru お事汁(おことじる)soup eaten on the first day of work
itokoni 従兄煮(いとこに)itokoni stew
mushitsujiru むしつ汁(むしつじる)mushitsu soup


Kotohira matsuri 金刀比羅祭 (ことひらまつり) Kotohira Festival
..... Konpira 金毘羅祭(こんぴらまつり)Kompira festival Shikoku


Koyomi no Soo 暦の奏 Imperial Ceremony of perparing the new calendar
..... Goryaku no soo 御暦の奏(ごりゃくのそう)、rekisoo 暦奏(れきそう)




. Kumano Fude Matsuri 熊野筆まつり Brush Festival in Kumano  Hiroshima, Kumano town


Kumano renga hajime 熊野連歌始
beginning linked verse at Kumano
- Wakayama



Kuma matsuri 熊祭  (くままつり) bear festival Ainu, Hokkaido



. Kurama no Hana Kuyoo 鞍馬の花供養
Flower Ceremony at Kurama Temple
 
hana kuyoo 花供養(はなくよう)Flower Ceremony
flower dedication
hana gu senboo 花供懺法(はなぐせんぽう)

Kurama no hi matsuri 鞍馬の火祭 Kurama Fire Festival


kurisumasu クリスマス Christmas, Weihnachten
..... kootansai 降誕祭(こうたんさい)
with many more related kigo


Kurokawa noo 黒川能 (くろかわのう ) Kurokawa Noh performance
Oogisai 王祗祭(おうぎさい) oogi ceremony
Yamagata


Kuromori Kabuki 黒森歌舞伎 (くろもりかぶき ) Yamagata prefecture


Kusa no ichi 草の市 Market for O-Bon

Kusuri no hi 薬の日 "Medicine Day"
kusuri gari 薬狩 (くすりがり)collecting medicine, "hunting for medicine"
picking medical herbs, yakusoo tsumi 薬草摘(やくそうつみ)
"picking a hundred herbs" hyakusoo tsumi 百草摘み(ひゃくそうつみ)
and
kusudama 薬玉 (くすだま) "medicine ball"
choomeiru, choomei ru 長命縷(ちょうめいる)/ 続命縷(しょくめいる)
"threads of long life"

koori o kuuzu 氷を供ず (こおりをくうず) offering ice to the deities in a Shinto shrine
..... hi n omitsugi 氷の貢(ひのみつぎ)
..... himuro no tsukai 氷室の使(ひむろのつかい)bringer of the ice
..... hi no omono 氷の御物(ひのおもの)ice offering


Kumano Taisha 熊野大社 Kumano Shrine festivals Matsue, Shimane

Kurabe-uma 競べ馬 (くらべうま) horse racing
..... Kamo keiba 賀茂競馬(かもけいば)at Kamo
kisoi uma きそい馬(きそいうま)
koi uma きおい馬(きおいうま)
muda hashiri 空走り(むだはしり)"free run"
kachiuma 勝馬(かちうま)winning horse
makeuma 負馬(まけうま)loosing horse
hashiri uma 走り馬(はしりうま)running horse
ashizoroe 足揃(あしぞろえ) "getting the legs together"



Kurama no take kiri 鞍馬の竹伐 (くらまのたけきり)
cutting bamboo at Kurama

takekiri 竹筏(たけきり)
Kurama no renge e 鞍馬の蓮華会(くらまのれんげえ)
Kurama Lotus Ceremony
Kurama no take kiri eshiki 鞍馬の竹伐会式
ceremony of cutting bamboo at Kurama



Kuwana matsuri 桑名祭 (くわなまつり) Kuwana Festival
ishitori matsuri 石採祭(いしとりまつり)Ishidori Festival
lit. "stone bringing festival"
ishitori shinji 石採神事(いしとりしんじ)
hiyoori matsuri 比予利祭(ひようりまつり)
Kuwana town, Mie



. Kyoto Festivals in April


Kyuuri fuuji きゅうり封じ purifying the cucumbers, cucumber service


Kyuushuu basho 九州場所 (きゅうしゅうばしょ) Kyushu Sumo Tournament



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Madara Kishin Sai マダラ鬼神祭 Madara Demon Festival
to honor the deity Madarashin, Matarashin 摩多羅神

Mai goran 舞御覧 (まいごらん) dance performance for the emperor


Maizuru Ana Kannon Matsuri 舞鶴 穴観音秋の大祭
Festival for Cave Kannon at Maizuru

Maizuru Daruma Matsuri ..... 舞鶴だるま祭りDaruma Festival in Maizuru Town



Manaita biraki, manaitabiraki 俎開 (まないたびらき)
first use of the chopping board




Mangansai 万願祭 (まんがんさい)
"festival of the fulfilled wish"

gangesai 願解祭(がんげさい)
keitoo odori 鶏頭踊(けいとうおどり) "cockscomb dance"
mannengan 万年願(まんねんがん)、gange odori 願解踊(がんげおどり)


Mari hajime 鞠始 まりはじめ First Kickball Game court ritual.
..... kemari hajime 蹴鞠始(けまりはじめ)、hatsu mari 初鞠(はつまり)


Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi 海の日(うみのひ))


. Maruyama Hana Matsuri 丸山花祭り Maruyama Flower (Geisha) Festival .
Nagasaki, Maruyama Geisha District



Matsumae kaeru 松前帰る (まつまえかえる)
coming home from Matsumae 
- Hokkaido
Matsumae noboru 松前上る(まつまえのぼる)coming back from Matsumae

Matsumae wataru 松前渡る (まつまえわたる)
crossing over to Matsumae
... Hokkaido



Matsumoto matsuri 松本祭 (まつもとまつり)
Matsumoto Festival
Otsu town


Matsumoto no shio-ichi 松本の塩市 (まつもとのしおいち)
salt market in Matsumoto

..... First market in Matsumoto, Matsumoto no hatsu ichi 松本の初市
..... Sweets Market, ame ichi 飴市(あめいち)



Matsu mukae 松迎え (まつむかえ)
bringing out the kadomatsu decorations

matsubayashi 松ばやし(まつばやし)"festival music for the pines"
kadomatsu oroshi 門松おろし(かどまつおろし)


Matsurigoto hajime 政始 beginning of political activities
Geki no matsurigoto hajime 外記政始


. Matsuo Shrine Festival 松尾大社 Kyoto


Maya moode 摩耶詣 (まやもうで) visiting the Maya temple
..... Maya mairi 摩耶参(まやまいり)
Maya konbu 摩耶昆布(まやこんぶ)Maya kelp
Mount Rokkosan, Kobe



Meedi- : メーデー May Day
worker's festival, roodoo sai 労働祭(ろうどうさい)
..... roodoo setsu 労働節(ろうどうせつ)
"May Festival", gogatsu sai 五月祭(ごがつさい)
"May Day Song", meedii ka メーデー歌(めーでーか)
"May Day Flag", meedii ki メーデー旗(めーでーき)



Meiji Jinguu sai 明治神宮祭 (めいじじんぐうさい)
Shrine Meiji Jingu Festival

and Yoyogi no Mai Dance


Mekari no shinji 和布刈神事 (めかりのしんじ)
ceremony of cutting wakame seaweed

..... mekari 和布刈(めかり)cutting seaweed
..... mekari negi 和布刈禰宜(めかりねぎ)
Shinto priest porforming the mekari ritual




Mibu Nenbutsu 壬生念仏 Invoction of Amida at Mibu Temple
Mibu Kyoogen 壬生狂言(みぶきょうげん)
One of the three famous prayer kyogen.
Mibusai 壬生祭(みぶさい)temple Mibudera festival
Mibu odori 壬生踊(みぶおどり)Mibu dance
Mibu no kane 壬生の鉦(みぶのかね)Prayer gongs at Mibu
Mibu no men 壬生の面(みぶのめん)masks of Mibudera temple


Midori no Shuukan 緑の週間 Green Week.
"making things green" week, ryokka shuukan; 緑化週間(りょっかしゅうかん);"tree planting ceremony, shokujusai 植樹祭(しょくじゅさい);..... shokuju shiki 、植樹式(しょくじゅしき);"love the forest" day airinbi 愛林日(あいりんび), "green feather", midori no hane 緑の羽根(みどりのはね)

Mie-Ji Matsuri 美江寺祭り Festival at Temple Mie-Ji
Miedera o-ko matsuri 美江寺御蚕祭 みえでら‐おこまつりsilk worm festival


Miei-ku 御影供 (みえいく) Kobo Daishi Memorial Ritual
shoomiei-ku 正御影供(しょうみえいく), miku みえく、miei-koo 御影講(みえいこう),
Kooboo ki 弘法忌(こうぼうき)Memorial day of Kobo Daishi
Kuukai ki 空海忌(くうかいき)、Kooboo san 弘法さん(こうぼうさん)、mikoromo kae 御衣替(おころもがえ)、okoromo i 御衣井(おころもい
san Kooboo mairi 三弘法詣(さんこうぼうまいり)visiting three Kobo temples
omuro mairi 御室詣(おむろまいり)
Takao-san onna moode 高雄山女詣(たかおさんおんなもうで)Ladies visiting Jingo-Ji, Takao-san


Mifune matsuri 三船祭 (みふねまつり) Mifune Festival
... shuuyuusai 舟遊祭(しゅうゆうさい)boat ride festival
funaasobi matsuri
ooginagashi 扇流し(おうぎながし)floating handfans
Nishi matsuri 西祭(にしまつり) "Festival on the West" (of Kyoto)



Migushi age, migushiage 御髪上 (みぐしあげ)
memorial service for old combs, hair and nails



Miho matsuri 三保祭 Miho festival
Miho no matsubara, Shizuoka 三保の松原,
shrine Miho Jinja 御穂神社 ー 三保神社

Mikamaki 御薪 Honorable fire wood
..... mimaki 御薪(みまき)、mikamaki tatematsuru 御薪奉る
Old court ritual.



Mikawa matsuri 三河花祭(みかわはなまつり)Mikawa Festival
..... hana matsuri 花祭 (はなまつり) flower festival
..... hana kagura 花神楽(はなかぐら)flower Kagura dance
..... sakaki oni 榊鬼(さかきおに)Sakaki demon


Mikurumayama matsuri 御車山祭 (みくるまやままつり)
"honorable float festival"

Sekino Shrine, Takaoka, Toyama, May 1. 高岡関野神社


Mikusuri o kuuzu 御薬を供ず offering honorable medicine
..... toso 屠蘇(とそ)ritual ricewine
byakusan 白散(びゃくさん)
doshoosan, toshoosan 度嶂散(どしょうさん)
kusurigo 薬子(くすりご)"child drinking medicine"



Mi matsuri 箕祭 (みまつり)
festival when putting the winnow away

..... mi osame 箕納(みおさめ)
kuwa osame 鍬納(くわおさめ)putting the hoe/plough away


Minakuchi matsuri 水口祭り (みなくちまつり) Field Irrigation Ceremony :
苗代祭(なわしろまつり)
..... mito matsuri みと祭(みとまつり), naejiroshi 苗じるし(なえじるし)、
"rice seedlings pole" 苗棒(なえぼう)、naejaku 苗尺(なえじゃく), naemidake 苗みだけ(なえみだけ), tananboo たなん棒(たなんぼう)
Seat for the God of the Fields, ta no kami no koshikake
田の神の腰掛(たのかみのこしかけ)
rice seedlings festival, tane matsuri 種祭(たねまつり)


Mine-iri 峰入 First Climbing of a Holy Mountain
of Shugendo and Yamabushi
..... jun no mine-iri 順の峰入(じゅんのみねいり)"entry in the mountain" in prescribed order
..... gyaku no mine-iri 逆の峰入(ぎゃくのみねいり) "entry in the mountain" in reverse order



Mino matsuri 美濃祭 (みのまつり) Mino festival Gifu


Mino-o no Tomi 箕面の富 Lottery at Mino
Minoo san Benzaiten mairi 箕面山弁財天参(
みのおさんべんざいてんまいり)/ 辨財天
Visiting Benten at Mount Minoo
otomi hoo-e 御富法会(おとみほうえ)
Minoo tomitsuki 箕面富突(みのおとみつき)
picking a lottery ticket in Minoo
ichi no tomi 一の富(いちのとみ)first lottery win
ni no tomi 二の富(にのとみ)second lottery win
san no tomi 三の富(さんのとみ)third lottery win
tomifuda 富札(とみふだ)lottery ticket
..... o-tomi san お富さん(おとみさん)



Mi no Hi no Harai, 巳の日の祓 (みのひのはらい) Purification Ritual on the Day of the Snake
mi no hi no harae

Misasa tsunahiki 三朝綱引(みささつなひき)Tug-of-war at Misasa
Misasa Oo-tsunahiki 三朝大綱引(みささおおつなひき) Big Tug-of-war at Misasa
hana yu matsuri 花湯祭 (はなゆまつり)Flowers and Hot Spring Festival



Misayama matsuri 御射山祭 (みさやままつり)
Misayama festival

hoya 穂屋(ほや)"hut with a thatched wall"
hoya matsuri 穂屋祭(ほやまつり) Festival of the thatched hut"
At Suwa, Shinano, Nagano




Mishima matsuri 三島祭 (みしままつり) Mishima Festival
Great Mishima Shrine 三島大社

Mishima otauchi matsuri 三島御田打祭 (みしまおたうちまつり)
festival of "hitting the fields at Mishima

O-tauchi 御田打(おたうち)"honorable hitting the fields"
Onta matsuri 御田祭(おんたまつり)festival of the fields



Misoka soba 晦日蕎麦 (みそかそば)
buckwheat noodles on the last day of the year




Mitarashi Matsuri 御手洗祭り at Shimgamo Shrine, Kyoto
visiting for the Mitarashi festival, mitarashi moode
御手洗詣 みたらしもうで,
Tadasu no suzumi 糺の納涼(ただすのすずみ)
coolness of the Tadasu forest
Shimogamo no misogi 下賀茂の御祓 (しもがものみそぎ)
purification rituals 下鴨の御祓(しもがものみそぎ)
mitarashi dango 御手洗団子(みたらしだんご) rice dumplings on skewers


Miyako Odori .. 都踊 (みやこおどり, 都をどり) "Dance of the Capital" in Kyoto


Mizuawase no harai 水合の祓 purification of the court wells
..... mizuawase 水合(みずあわせ)well water purification
An Imperial Court Ritual of the Onmyo-Do occultism.



Mogura-uchi 土龍打 もぐらうち "hitting the moles"
..... mogura oi 土龍追(もぐらおい)
sending the moles away, mogura okuri 土龍送り(もぐらおくり)
urokomochi uchi うろこもち打(うろこもちうち 望打ち)


Momo no Sekku, 桃の節句 (もものせっく) Peach Blossom Festival
hina matsuri 雛祭り (ひなまつり) Hina Doll Festival
Seasonal Festival of March, sangatsu sekku 三月節句(さんがつせっく), Yayoi no Sekku 弥生の節句(やよいのせっく), tooka no setsu 桃花の節(とうかのせつ), "Doll Festival" hina no sekku 雛の節句(ひなのせっく),
"Peach Blossom Day", momo no hi 桃の日(もものひ)
. . . . . and
"first day of the snake", jooshi 上巳 じょうし
choosan 重三(ちょうさん), genshi 元巳(げんし), joomi 上巳(じょうみ)


Mooja Okuri 亡者送り Seeing Off the Dead, driving out the devil
Sensooji moosha okuri 浅草寺亡者送り (せんそうじもうじゃおくり)
Asakusa, Moja Okuri


Mooka no jun 孟夏の旬 "court ritual of the first summer"
..... oogi o tamau 扇を賜う(おうぎをたまう) giving away fans
..... oogi no hai 扇の拝(おうぎのはい) "audience with fans"


Mootoo no Jun 孟冬の旬 Imperial Ceremony of givng frozen fish
..... hio o tamau 氷魚を賜う(ひおをたまう)

Morotabune no shinji 諸手船神事 (もろたぶねのしんじ)
Morotabune Ship Race Ceremony

morotabune 諸手船(もろたぶね)"decorated boats"
iyaho no matsuri 八百穂祭(いやほのまつり)
Ritual of 800 rice ears
mikuji ubai 御籤奪(みくじうばい)
fighting for fortune-telling slips


Munakata sai 宗像祭 (むなかたさい) Munakata Ceremony
koshiki sai 古式祭(こしきさい)festival in the old style
古式祭(御座)/ 鎮火祭
Munakata Shrine, Fukuoka


Mura shibai 村芝居(むらしばい)performance in the village
... mura kabuki 村歌舞伎(むらかぶき)village kabuki
... jikyoogen, ji kyoogen 地狂言(じきょうげん) village kyogen
... ji shibai, jishibai 地芝居 (じしばい) local performance



Mushi awase 虫合わせ (むしあわせ) pairing insects competition
hunting for insects, mushikari 虫狩 (むしがり)
..... mushi tori, mushitori 虫採り(むしとり)
selecting insects, mushi erabi 虫選び (むしえらび )
..... mushi fuku 虫吹く(むしふく)


Mushi-boshi 虫干 airing out of insects

Mushiokuri, mushi okuri 虫送 Driving away the bad insects
(part of the O-Bon ceremonies)

muuchii 鬼餅 (むうちい . ムーチー)
muchi, "demon mochi"

..... muuchi zamu 鬼餅寒(むうちいざむ)"demon mochi" in the cold
Okinawa



Myooga matsuri ... 茗荷祭 (みょうがまつり) Myoga Ginger Festival
also Bamboo shoots Ritual, take no ko shinji 筍神事(たけのこしんじ)



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Related words


. Regional Festivals - LIST .




. Regional Folk Toys from Japan - GANGU . 

. Regional Dishes from Japan - WASHOKU .


. - - - Japanese Festivals - ABC-LIST - - - .


- AAA - / - BBB - / - CCC - / - DDD - / - EEE -

- FFF - / - GGG - / - HHH - / - I I I - / - JJJ -

- KK KK - / - LLL - / - MMM - / - NNN - / - OOO -

- PPP - / - QQQ - / - RRR - / - SSS - / - TTT -

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