Gojoten Shrine Ritual

Name: Gojoten Shrine Ritual
Start: 2021-02-03T15:00Z+09:00
End: 2021-02-03T23:59Z+09:00

3:00pm

Free

Ueno

While many monks 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, 2021

Start/End Time 3:00pm

Venue Gojoten Shrine

Entry Free

Web http://taitonavi.jp/enjoy_... ⚠️ Link in Japanese

Area

Ueno

Closest station(s)

JR Ueno or Keisei-Ueno

Weather

Typical weather at this time:

High: 9 ºC Low: 3 ºC

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