2023.05.05
A must-see is the parade of warriors in armor and helmets.
Katori Shrine in Kameido is visited by athletes and related people who wish for victory in games as the “god of sports promotion. It is said that when Taira no Masakado started a rebellion, his pursuer, Fujiwara no Hidesato, holed up in Kameido Katori Shrine and prayed for the war, and was able to pacify the rebellion. After that, he offered a bow and arrow named “Katsuya” to Katori Shrine in Kameido, which is the origin of the Katsuya Matsuri. Since then, a ceremony has been held every year on May 5, where warriors rejoicing in victory parade to Katori Shrine to dedicate the Kachi-ya arrows.
A must-see is the Samurai Procession, a reenactment of the visit to the shrine by Fujiwara no Hidesato. Local children and Ujiko (shrine parishioners) dressed in armor, jinhaori (a ceremonial coat of arms) and kamishimo (a ceremonial cloth worn over a kimono) depart from Kameide Shrine in Oshima 3-chome, Koto-ku at 13:00 and parade 2 km to Katori Shrine in Kameido.
After the warrior procession arrives at Kameido Katori Shrine, the “Kachi-ya Dedication Ceremony,” in which the general receives arrows from his retainers and hands them to the chief priest, is held at the main shrine from 3 p.m. This is also not to be missed.
Event SummaryOutline
| Location | Kameido Katori Shrine 3-57-22 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo |
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| Access |
10 minutes from Kameido Station on the JR Sobu Line, 10 minutes from Komurai Station on the Tobu Kameido Line
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| Holding period | Friday, May 5, 2023 |
| Opening Hours | 13:00～15:30 |
| Contact Us | 03-3684-2813 |
| entrance fee | |
| Related Links | Official Site |
