Setsubun (bean-scattering) ceremony
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- Tochoji Temple
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2-4, Gokusho-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
This head temple of Shingon Buddhism Kyushu sect is given the special name Nangakuzan. It is dedicated to a famous monk called Kobo-Daishi (Kukai). According to tradition, Kobo-daishi set up this temple when he came back from China and prayed for the eastward dissemination of Tantric Buddhism. Th...
- Setsubun Festival
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092-291-2951
[Kushida Shrine] 1-41, Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka [Tocho Temple] 2-4 Gokusho-machi, Hakata-ku
The 3rd of February, the traditional last day of winter, people visit Kushida shrine to pray and get rid of bad luck. Going through the Otafuku face (smiling face of a woman) installed on the shrine gate, you will see not only people throwing beans but also devils dancing and monsters paying visi...
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