HOSHA SHINJI

January 15th, 1:00 p.m. -
(annual)
in front of Kagura-den in Atsuta Shrine

Hosha Shinji is a Shinto ritual to pray for a rich year for crops and also to exorcise evil spirits.
This ritual is commonly called "Omatoh".
Formerly, it was a traditional function in the early spring in the Imperial Court.

Mino-washi (very famous brand of Japanese paper) is mounted on the target	the mark is 1.8m (5.9ft ) in diameter	a Shinto priest put an arrow in the target
an arrow shot in the chigi	.the arrow is taken off from the target	morizuna or tatezuna
Preparation for Hosha Shinji, Shinto function. Five wooden pieces called chigi are attached to the mark. On the back of the target, a letter "鬼(oni/demon)”is written.

Six Shinto priests wing 36 arrows at a large mark (two shootings by three times for each priest)

Two shooters and their attendance	Walk to the point	step on the morizuna
take off left their sleeves	the first mortion when they shoot	concentration
each shooter has two arrows for their each turn	take back their left sleeves	return

Because it is said that the chigi attached in the center of it has special power
as a talisman to exorcise evil spirits,
as soon as the last arrow is shooted, people rush to the mark and scramble to get it.

Dush ! Then everyone is piled on and around the target	Everybody wants to get a good part of the target. TV crues and professional photographers also dush to take photos	It's hard to get chigi, but you will be able to get straws : ))

1−１−１ Jingu-Nishi, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
TEL: (052) 671-4151
Get off at "JINGU-NISHI" on the MEIJO subway line
Take exit No.2
7 minutes walk