From Tonight “Gion of Okuma Shrine” Offering at Ise Jingu Naiku Shrine Mie November 14th 13:36

From the night of the 14th, offerings were offered at the inner shrine of Ise Jingu Shrine in Mie Prefecture, before the “Daigyo Kyunogi” accompanied by the Emperor ’s throne was held at the Imperial Palace.

The main ritual of the once-in-a-lifetime traditional ceremonial “Daijosai”, which accompanies the Emperor ’s throne, was held at the Imperial Palace from the night of the 14th to the dawn of the 15th. We can pray for the well-being of the people and fertility of the five grains.

In front of this, at the inner shrine of Ise Shrine around Amaterasu, there was a ritual called the “Daikoku” dedicated to offerings.

After 11:00 am, Kiyoko Kuroda, who was serving as the priest, visited Shogu with approximately 20 priests and cypress with rice and sake offerings.

In the afternoon, the emperor's messenger will visit the inner shrine of Ise Jingu, and a ceremony will be held to inform you that the Otsugu Shrine ceremony will be held from the night of the 14th to the early morning of the 15th.

Day festivals at shrines throughout Japan

From the night of the 14th to the dawn of the 15th, before the main ritual of the `` Okuma Festival '' is held, the festivals are also held at shrines throughout the country, of which the Kashii Shrine in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, 100 people attended.

At the festival, after the priesthood offered rice, fish, vegetables, etc. to the gods, Miyaji read the congratulatory words. And after dedicating the traditional dance “Kushikushi” in Kyushu, the attendees offered a ball skewer to pray for the prosperity of the country and the richness of the cereals.

A woman in her fifties in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, who was attending, said, “I was blessed with the weather and I was very grateful that I was able to attend. I hope that the“ Okuma Festival ”will be held”. .

Secretary of the Secretary: “I ’ll do everything to make it happen”

In connection with the “Grand Palace” being held from the night of the 14th, the secretary-in-chief will make every effort to ensure that a series of events will be held without delay, and measures to maintain a stable succession of the throne. Showed repeated thoughts to consider carefully.

Secretary of Secretary Jun said at a press conference in the morning that the government will continue to refrain from a series of important imperial events related to the imperial throne, and the government wants to do everything to make it happen urgently. .

In addition, regarding measures to maintain a stable imperial succession, it is necessary to carefully and carefully consider the weight of the fact that male inheritance has been maintained without exception since ancient times. The decrease in the number of royal family due to the marriage of No. 1 is an important issue that cannot be postponed from the age of the royal family, ”he said.