Chi-no-wa Kuguri in Ichikawa City (12/31)

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Chi-no-wa Kuguri in Ichikawa City

         In this ceremony well-wishers pass through a large ring made 
   of thatch, called "chi-no-wa", and then pray to the gods to have 
   their sins, impurities, and misfortunes taken away for a year.  
   The ceremony itself is called "chi-no-wa-kuguri", or literally "
   Passing through a thatch circle".  After everyone passes through 
   the chi-no-wa, it is set ablaze.                      
             
   Date:    Thursday, December 31st 
   
   Time:    4:00 pm ~            
               
   Place:    Katsushika Hachimangu
               4-2-1 Yawata, Ichikawa City
               
   Access:  5 minute walk from Keisei Yawata Station on the 
               Keisei Line or 8 minutes from Motoyawata Station on 
               the JR Sobu Line      
                                     
   Tel:      047-332-4488 (Katsushika Hachimangu Shrine Office) 
   

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