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Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki of Gion Matsuri (July 16th, 2024)
Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki of Gion Matsuri
The information of Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki is presented here. Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki is held every year on July 16th. In Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki, before Former Festival Yamahoko-Junko (Float Procession, Yamaboko Parade), Iwata-obi (girth belts) to pray for a safe delivery are wrapped around the statue of Empress Jingu the night before, and Iwata-obi (girth belts) that are removed after Former Festival Yamahoko-Junko (Float Procession, Yamaboko Parade), are given to the prayers.
- Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki 2024 Schedule
- Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki map & access
- Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki brief overview
【Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki 2024 Schedule (confirmation required)】
Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki 2024 will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 23:30. (Normally closed to the public)
●Gion Matsuri Festival 2024 will start on July 1st, 2024 and end on July 31st, 2024.
Gion Matsuri Festival Schedule (July 1st-31st)
【Fune Hoko Location Map & Directions】
Address: Funehoko-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Access (How to get there): Subway Shijo Station (about 7 minutes on foot), Hankyu Karasuma Station (about 10 minutes on foot)
【Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki of Gion Matsuri brief overview】
Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki (神功皇后御神体腹帯巻き) of Gion Matsuri Festival (祇園祭) is held every year on July 16th. Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki is derived from the fact that Empress Jingong, who was pregnant, gave birth to the 15th Emperor Ojin after the Sankan Seibatsu (Conquest of the Three Kans). In Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki, before Former Festival Yamahoko-Junko (Float Procession, Yamaboko Parade) held on July 17th, Iwata-obi (girth belts) to pray for a safe delivery are wrapped around the statue of Empress Jingu the night before, and Iwata-obi (girth belts) that are removed after Former Festival Yamahoko-Junko (Float Procession, Yamaboko Parade), are given to the prayers. In addition, the shinmen (mask) attached to the statue of Empress Jingu has been said to bring blessings for safe childbirth since ancient times, and was revered at the Imperial Court, so the shinmen (mask) was said to have been delivered to the Imperial Court on the occasion of the birth of Emperor Meiji in 1852.
★Iwata-obi (girth belts) is generally wrapped by pregnant women in the 5th or 7th month of pregnancy on the day of the inu (dog). The Dog is fertile, but the birth of the baby is light, so it is believed that the birth of the baby will be light. Incidentally, Iwata-obi (girth belts) is said to protect the pregnant woman’s abdomen and maintain the normal position of the fetus.
★Empress Jingu was the empress of the 14th Emperor Chuai. Incidentally, Empress Jingu is called “Okinagatarashihime-no-mikoto” in Japan’s oldest history book “Kojiki” and in Japan’s oldest official history book “Nihonshoki”. Her father was Okinaganosukune-no-mikoto, the great-great-grandson of the 9th Emperor Kaika, and her mother was Kazuraginotakanukahime, the great-great-granddaughter of Amenohiboko, who came to Tajima from Shiragi. After the death of the 14th Emperor Chuai, Empress Jingu served as regent from 201 to 269, conducting political affairs such as the Sankan Seibatsu (Conquest of the Three Kans), and is said to have died at the age of 100. It is said that Empress Jingu gave birth to the 15th Emperor Ojin by delaying childbirth during the Sankan Seibatsu (Conquest of the Three Kans) by placing a tsukinenishi (stone) on her belly and wrapping it in a sarashi to cool it down. Thus, it is said that the 15th Emperor Ojin is also said to be “Haranouchinimashimasu Sumera-mikoto (the Emperor in the belly)”.
★The origin of Fune Hoko is not clear. In the “Gionshaki (Records of Yasaka Shrine)”, which describes the names of Yamahoko floats and places in the middle of the Muromachi period (1336-1573) before the Onin War (1467-1477), it is written as “Shinkukuwaukuu-no-fune (between Shijo and Ayanokoji)”, and Fune Hoko is said to have already been founded before the Onin War. Fune Hoko is derived from the story of the “Sankan Seibatsu (Conquest of the Three Kans)” of the pregnant Empress Jingu. When the 14th Emperor Chuai went to Kyushu to defeat the Kumaso and died suddenly at Kashigu Palace, Empress Jingu who accompanied him is said to have made an expedition to Shiragi despite being pregnant, subdued Shiragi without a fight, and returned to Tsukushi (Fukuoka) to give birth to the 15th Emperor Ojin without incident. It is said that during the “Sankan Seibatsu (Conquest of the Three Kans), Kudara and Kokuri, in addition to Shiragi, promised to pay tribute to Japan as well as Shiragi. Since Fune Hoko originated from the departure of a ship on an expedition to Shiragi, it is said to be “Shutsujin no Funehoko (Departure)”, while Ofune Hoko is said to be “Gaisen no Funehoko (Triumph)”. The current Fune Hoko was built during the Tempo period (1830-1843) of the late Edo period (1603-1868).
【Fune Hoko Jingukogo Goshintai-haraobimaki of Gion Matsuri remarks】
*Events may be rescheduled or cancelled. Also, the content of the event may have changed.
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