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Tsukiji Shrine

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Dedicated to
  
Susanō

Founded
  
23 January 1938

Address
  
1-9-14 Chidori, Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Tsukiji shrine


Tsukiji Shrine (築地神社, Tsukiji-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Annual Services

  • January 1: New Year's Celebration
  • Setsubun (in February): Setsubun Festival
  • Vernal Equinox: Ceremony for the spirits of the deceased of Tsukiji
  • Around the Vernal Equinox: Service to comfort the spirits of people who have died working at Nagoya Port
  • July 18: Nagoya Port's Summer Festival
  • July 30: Chi-no-wakaguri, a Shinto purification ritual involving walking through a large ring of rope
  • October 10: Kotohira-gū Festival and Izumo-taisha Festival
  • October 23: this shrine's annual festival
  • November 23: ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly harvested rice to the deities
  • Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja Festival
  • December 31: New Year's Eve Festival and Purification Ceremony

    • Monthly Services

  • Every month on the 1st, 15th, and 23rd: a monthly festival

    • References

    Tsukiji Shrine Wikipedia
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