Gojoten Shrine Ritual

Name: Gojoten Shrine Ritual
Start: 2022-02-03T15:00Z+09:00
End: 2022-02-03T23:59Z+09:00

3:00pm

Free

Ueno

While many celebrate the “new year” of setsubun by throwing beans, the staff of Gojoten Shrine in Ueno Park ward off evil with a ritual from the Heian period that uses leaves from chrysanthemum flowers.

(C.A.Miles)

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Dates

3rd Feb, 2022

Start/End Time 3:00pm

Venue Gojoten Shrine

Entry Free

External link Official site

⚠️ Link in Japanese

Area

Ueno

Access

311 m from Keisei-ueno Station Keisei Main Line (KS1)
412 m from Ueno Station Ginza Line (G16)Hibiya Line (H18)Yamanote Line (JY5)Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JK30)Jōban Line (JJ4)
0.7 km from Ueno-okachimachi Station Oedo Line (E9)

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Typical weather at this time:

High: 9 ºC Low: 3 ºC

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