Ogatsu-cho Dobayashi Shishimai Misosaku Association - January 2025 Activity Report
With the start of 2025, the Ogatsu-cho Dobayashi Shishimai Misosaku Association was able to begin activities with the Spring Prayer ritual. In January, we performed at the Harukito (Spring Prayer) procession on the 3rd and at the New Year's lottery event at the Ogatsu Tanakoya roadside station on the 12th. Harukitou (Spring Prayer) ( Niiyama Shrine) - January 3, 2025 We gathered at the warehouse we share with Date no Kurofune Taiko , took out the drums, and set them up on a truck equipped with scaffolding, along with red and white curtains, before heading to Niiyama Shrine. After receiving a prayer blessing, we performed the shishimai (lion dance) in the shrine precincts before setting out on our procession. As in previous years, we first visited the areas around the reconstruction housing in central Ogatsu (Shimo-Ogatsu) , then proceeded to the Hara and Misosaku districts. In the afternoon, we continued our procession to Futago housing complex in Kahoku Town, where ma...