Before Setsubun on the 3rd of next month, at Isahaya Shrine in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture, a giant Tafuku mask is attached to the torii gate to pray for prosperous business.
Every year at Isahaya Shrine, the local shopping district puts up a huge mask of tafuku at the torii to pray for regional revitalization and business prosperity in conjunction with Setsubun.
The face of Otafuku is drawn on a wooden board of 5.6 meters in length and width, and worshipers can pass through the wide mouth.
Visitors took commemorative photos, looked up curiously, and worshiped through the big mouth.
A woman in her 20s who is returning from Tokyo said, "I was excited for the first time and took a lot of pictures. I want to spend this year in good health."
Kenichi Miyamoto, chief priest of Isahaya Shrine, said, ``Because you jump into the fortune yourself, you will receive benefits such as the safety of your family and prosperous business. was
At Isahaya Shrine, on the 4th of next month, for the first time in three years, the Setsubun bean-throwing event will be held on the banks of the Honmyo River, which flows near the shrine.
This huge Tafuku mask will be installed until the 8th of next month.