Rose Ceremony & Eto Festival / Ryosenji Temple

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Offering roses and praying for happiness

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The Baraeshiki Eto Matsuri is a Buddhist service that expresses gratitude for peace and prays for people's health and happiness. During this service, roses are offered to the temple's principal deity, Yakushi Nyorai, and the Hattaibutsu (the eight guardian deities of the twelve zodiacal signs). On this day, approximately. One hundred people parade around the temple's rose garden and precincts in a procession that includes a children's drum and fife corps, portable rose shrines, individuals wearing masks of the 12 zodiac signs, monks, and Chigo (beautifully dressed children).


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General Information

Event period
13:00- May 18, 2025
Event venue
Ryosenji Temple
Address
3879 Nakamachi, Nara City, Nara, 631-0052
Access
From Kintetsu Tomio Station, take the Nara Kotsu Bus bound for Wakakusadai/Kintetsu Nara Station for 8 minutes and get off at "Ryosenji" stop
Website

Ryosenji-Temple Official Website

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