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| Nov 15Sunin 6 days | Shichi-Go-SanChildren aged three, five and seven are taken to shrines in their best kimono. · Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho) | annual | Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho)Computed (rule) |
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| Nov 23Monin 2 weeks | Niiname-sai (Harvest Festival)The emperor offers the new rice to the gods; Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan. · Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho) | annual | Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho)Computed (rule) |
| Coming upDecember | |||
| Dec 31Thuin 7 weeks | Toshikoshi no Oharae (Year-end Great Purification)The year-end purification on New Year’s Eve (Omisoka). · Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho) | annual | Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho)Computed (rule) |
| PastOctober | |||
| Oct 15Thu3 weeks ago | Kanname-saiIse Jingu’s most important annual rite: the first rice of the harvest is offered to Amaterasu.to Oct 17 · Ise Jingu | annual | Ise JinguComputed (rule) |
| PastJuly | |||
| Jul 1Wed3 months ago | Gion MatsuriKyoto’s month-long festival of Yasaka Shrine; the great float processions are on July 17 and 24.to Jul 31 · Yasaka Shrine | annual | Yasaka ShrineComputed (rule) |
| Jul 7Tue4 months ago | TanabataThe Star Festival: wishes on paper strips tied to bamboo (August 7 in some regions). · Wikipedia | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) |
| PastJune | |||
| Jun 30Tue4 months ago | Nagoshi no Harae (Summer Great Purification)The mid-year purification: shrine visitors pass through a large ring of reeds (chinowa). · Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho) | annual | Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho)Computed (rule) |
| PastMarch | |||
| Mar 3Tue8 months ago | Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival)Girls’ Day: tiered displays of dolls and prayers for daughters’ health. · Wikipedia | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) |
| PastFebruary | |||
| Feb 17Tue8 months ago | Kinen-sai (Prayer for the Harvest)The spring prayer for a good rice harvest, held at Ise Jingu and shrines across Japan. · Ise Jingu | annual | Ise JinguComputed (rule) |
| Feb 3Tue9 months ago | SetsubunThe day before the start of spring in the Japanese calendar; beans are thrown to drive out demons. · Wikipedia | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) |
| PastJanuary | |||
| Jan 1Thu10 months ago | Shogatsu (Japanese New Year)The first shrine visit of the year (hatsumode) and the New Year days, January 1 to 3.to Jan 3 · Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho) | annual | Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho)Computed (rule) |