At
“Petting Zoo” in Higashi Honganji
You can enjoy interactions with chicks,
rabbits, guinea pigs, owls, goats and turtles.
Please visit us with your family.
A
curled-up guinea pig when putting it on a knee.
A
chick riding in the palm while cheeping! So cute-!
Goat "Mee ~ ~"
A
boy holds two pigeons well on his hands.
This is a precious experience as we
cannot have pigeons as pet so easily!
Tortoise appearance ... It is a big tok turtle!
There is also a pig !
Fun for children and adults!
★ Activity Corner / Saturday Sunday 10: 00-15: 00
◆Lantern
Painting Workshop
Your/your
family paintings turn into Lanterns!
The
lantern will be lit during the “Houtou Night” event in the evening of 2nd
June, which a memorial service will be held at the mystical main temple where
is lit with lanterns and candles.
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00 (last entry 15:30)
Fee: 200JPY per lantern (sold at the main reception in
the Main Hall)
Place: Main Hall
◆Rosary
Workshop
Make
an original rosary for yourself or for someone else!
You
can try making it with your children or exchange it with your friends. Why
don’t you come to make your only one rosary?
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00 (last entry 15:30)
Fee: 200JPY (sold at the main reception in the Main Hall)
Place: Main Hall
◆Ikebana
Workshop
An
Ikebana lesson to have a fun experience as an introduction.
Beginners
are welcomed to try Ikebana.
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00 (last entry 15:30)
Fee: 400JPY (sold at the main reception in the Main Hall)
Place: Main Hall
◆Tea
ceremony
Do
you want to experience a tea ceremony first before attending to a proper class?
Feel free to experience our tea ceremony class for beginners. You can learn
traditional manners and knowledge from a sensei.
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00 (last entry 15:30)
Fee: 400JPY (sold at the main reception in the Main Hall )
Place: Main Hall
◆Petit
Envelope Workshop
Useful
envelopes when giving pocket money to your children/grand children!
You
can make your own original Petit Envelope!
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00 (last entry 15:30)
Fee: 200JPY (sold at the main reception in the Main Hall)
Place: Main Hall
◆Scent-bag
Workshop
Blending
from several kinds of incense and put it in a small bag, you can make your own
“original scent bag” here!
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00 (last entry 15:30)
Fee: 200JPY (sold at the main reception in the Main Hall )
Place: Main Hall
◆Sutra
Copying Workshop
Let’s
copy sutra read during our service with a writing brush, understanding it
letter by letter.
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00 (last entry 15:30)
Fee: 200JPY (sold at the main reception in the Main Hall)
Place: Main Hall
◆Bosatsu (ideal Buddhist Monk) Makeup
A
project by an artist, TETTA.
Let’s get yourself Bosatsu-themed
makeup in full color and post your photos to SNS!
Hours: 10: 00-16: 00
Fee: 1,000JPY (sold at the main reception in the Main Hall)
Place: Main Hall
◆Gourd
Lamp Workshop
The
original gourd lamps that became a social media trend last year!
You
can make your handmade gourd lamp, which is also very popular in the “Houtou
Night”!
Hours: 10: 00～ Travel time is approximately 3 hours
Fee: 3,500JPY (Mini experience is free)
Place: Experience booth in Honganji market
*Please apply directly at the
workshop booth.
★ Stage / Saturday Sunday
◆Wadaiko
(Japanese drums) June 2nd 10:30 / 13:30 / 15:15 (30 minutes)
Wadaiko
(Japanese drums) group performance led by Mr. Taro Kobayashi, the Asakusa-based
professional Taiko drummer who performs around the world.
Please enjoy playing at the 2018 Fuji Festival.
◆≪Sha:Li≫, priest unit of Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple June 1st Sat 12:35 , 2nd Sun 12:50
Special
live music performance by a priest unit “Sha:li” in commemoration of the second
single release
Please enjoy the 2018 Fuji Festival's Sha: Li Special Live!
◆Jiraku-Rakugo
Dojo- listening to Rakugo at temple
Date:
1st of June, open10:40- / last15:20- (7 performances)
2nd on June, (morning session)11:30-,
(afternoon session)14:15- (3 performance)
*Each performance takes 10-15 minutes
Performance:
Rakugo Society, Tokyo University of science
Rakugo Society, Meiji University
Rakugo Society, Hosei University
Rakugo Society, Keio University
Program:
“Jugemu”, “Okiku’s Plates” etc.
◆Howa-talk
Buddhist
sermon/quiz to get to know about Buddhism correctly just by listening it!
★Limited
Goshuin (stamp) “Houtou”
Available
on the 1st and 2nd of June only
The stamp will only be
given after your application and the participation of our service.
Please give yourself
plenty of time for the application.
Please note that the
limited stamp will be available after your participation of our service.
Fee：500JPY(sold at the main reception in the Main Hall)
★ Hongan-ji Market
◆ Hand-made city where 80 stores open
◆ Various kitchen cars such as crepe and curry
◆ sunnys crepe
★ Houtou (Light of True Teaching) Night / Sunday 18:00～
Only on this time of
this day, the Main Hall will be lit up solemnly with votive offerings
including candles, lanterns and gourd lamps.
In a mystical
atmosphere, a special service with Gagaku(traditional court music) will be held in a mystical
atmosphere.
[Free admission] *Please
note that there are limited numbers of chair seating.
Please see the following
link for the details of a votive lantern.
Houtou (Light of True Teaching ) Night Recruitment of votive lanterns
Jodo Shinshu sect Higashi Hongan-ji school head temple
The Headquarters of the Jodo Shinshu Higashi Honganji Sect
