Annual Events
Suizenji Jōjuen holds traditional annual events that have been passed down through the ages.
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1 JanuaryIzumi Shrine Inari Shrine
New Year's Day Festival (Saitan-sai)
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15 JanuaryIzumi Shrine Inari Shrine
Amulet Burning Festival (Koshinbu shusatsu kamiage-sai)
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11 February Izumi Shrine
National Foundation Day Festival (Kigen-sai)
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17 February Izumi Shrine
Harvest Prayer Festival (Kinen-sai)
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23 February Izumi Shrine
Emperor's Birthday Festival (Tenchō-sai)
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First Day of the Horse in March Inari Shrine
First Day of the Horse Festival (Hatsuuma-sai)
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Sunday preceding 22 April Izumi Shrine
Mounted Archery Ceremony (Yabusame-shiki)
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22, 23 and 24 April Izumi Shrine
Spring Festival (Shunki taisai)
22nd: Blessing Festival (Ontoku-sai)
23rd: Tea Offering Ceremony (Kencha-sai)
24th: Noh Dediciation (Gotōjitsu-sai nōgaku honnō)
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30 June Izumi Shrine
Summer Purification Ceremony (Nagoshi no ōharae)
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First Saturday of August Izumi Shrine
Summer Festival Dedication Ceremony (Natsumatsuri hōkoku-sai)
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7 October Izumi Shrine
Enshrinement Commemoration Ceremony (Gochinza kinen-sai)
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Sunday prior to 18 October Izumi Shrine
Traditional Martial Arts / Kendo Offering / Mounted Archery (Yabusame) Ceremony
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18, 19 and 20 October Izumi Shrine
Autumn Festival (Shūki reisai)
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8 November Inari Shrine
Inari Shrine Festival (Inari jinja reisai)
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23 November Izumi Shrine
Harvest Thanksgiving Festival (Niiname-sai)
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31 December Izumi Shrine
Year-end purification ceremony (Toshikoshi no ōharae shiki) / New Year's Eve Festival (Joya-sai)
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1st and 15th of every month Izumi Shrine
Monthly Festival (Tsukinami no matsuri)
