Isono Shrine Explained
is a Shinto shrine located in Saijō, Shikoku, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine. It is notable for two different festivals: Saijo Matsuri,[1] [3] [4] Forty Matsuri floats are carried across the Kamo river.[5] The festival has existed since the Edo period[6] [7] and is used to promote disaster awareness.
Isono Jinja Sairei is a festival between July 27 and 28 in Saijō. The main attraction is the danjiri. Danjiri are big carts. They are decorated with lanterns.[8] The carts are tall. Many mikoshi, or portable shrines, join them. The festival has eighty items in total. It also includes groups of supporters.[9]
Notes and References
- Book: Herbert, Jean . Shinto: At the Fountainhead of Japan . 2010-10-18 . Routledge . 978-1-136-90376-2 . en.
- and Isono Jinja Sairei.
Festivals
The Saijo Matsuri is held between October 15 and 16.[1]
- Web site: Saijo Matsuri English page 西条祭り豪華絢爛・だんじり・みこし・太鼓台・四国・愛媛 . 2023-11-26 . Japanese.
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- Book: Plutschow, Herbert . Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan: With a Selection from P.G. O'Neill's Photographic Archive of Matsuri . 2013-11-05 . Routledge . 978-1-134-24698-4 . en.
- Book: Carroll, John . Japan: The Soul of a Nation . 2014-01-07 . Tuttle Publishing . 978-1-4629-1460-9 . en.
- Book: Neef . Andreas . Risk and Conflicts: Local Responses to Natural Disasters . Shaw . Rajib . 2013-12-18 . Emerald Group Publishing . 978-1-78190-821-1 . en.
- Web site: 2013 . Shinto Shrines A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion 9780824837136, 0824837134, 9780824837754, 0824837754 . 2023-11-25 . ebin.pub . en.
- Book: Cali . Joseph . Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion . Dougill . John . 2012-11-30 . University of Hawaii Press . 978-0-8248-3775-4 . en.
