Soup at Aso Shrine damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquake December 26 12:28
At the Aso Shrine in Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which has been heavily damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquake and is undergoing restoration work for reconstruction, a soot wiping process was undertaken to remove dirt accumulated in a year.
Aso Shrine, located in Ichinomiya-machi Miyaji, Aso City, was damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquake three years and eight months ago, and is now under construction, with the aim of rebuilding a tower that has been designated as a national important cultural property. Is underway.
At Aso Shrine on the 26th, before the New Year, five priests and others gathered in a shrine and a saikan and performed a soot wiping process to remove the dirt of the year.
The priests used bamboo sticks of about 7 meters in length to carefully brush off ash and other ash from the eruptions of Mt. .
At Aso Shrine, we anticipate that about 100,000 people will visit Hatsumode every day on New Year's Day, and we will set up a temporary worship place in front of the temple on New Year's Day.
As a religious priest of Aso Shrine, Mr. Yasuaki Uchimura said, "It's been a year of revival, and we have moved forward step by step. In the new year, we want to welcome those who come to worship with a refreshing feeling. I want you to do that. "