Asakusa Kannon Cultural and Entertaining Arts Association

Date and Time:

Sunday, February 2, 2025
2:30pm - 5:15pm

place:

Sensoji Temple Main Hall East Side Special StageMap here]

A distinctive feature of the Setsubun festival at Sensoji Temple during the Edo period was the making of 10,000 paper charms with the words "Setsubun Heart Sutra Days" written on them, and after the Setsubun service had ended, 3,300 of these were hung on shelves on the east and west pillars of the outer sanctuary of the main hall and scattered from them using a large fan with "Setsubun" written on it.Nowadays, volunteers from the general public take on the role of "toshi no otoko" (oldest man in the year), and after the memorial service, they throw beans on a stage outside the corridor on the east side of the main hall.

The Seven Lucky Gods Dance will be performed from 2:30 pm, followed by bean throwing by cultural entertainers four times at 20-minute intervals from 4 pm.
The final round will feature geisha from the Tokyo Asakusa Association.

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