Kobudo-hono of Shimogamo Shrine

Kobudo-hono of Shimogamo Shrine is presented here. Kobudo-hono is held every year on May 4th. In Kobudo-hono, before Aoi Matsuri Festival, Japan’s ancient ancient martial arts such as Kenjutsu, Jujitsu, Iai, Naginata, Bojutsu, Kusarigama, etc, gathered from all over Japan are dedicated at Maidono and Hashidono.

• Kobudo-hono Schedule
• Shimogamo Shrine Location Map ＆ Directions
• Kobudo-hono brief overview

【Kobudo-hono 2024 Schedule (confirmation required)】

Kobudo-hono 2024 will be held on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at 13:00.

【Shimogamo Shrine Location Map ＆ Directions】

Address: 59 Izumigawa-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Access (How to get there): Shimogamojinja-mae bus stop (short walk), Keihan Demachiyanagi Station (about 10 minutes on foot)

【Kobudo-hono brief overview】

Kobudo-hono (古武道奉納) is the zen-gi (preliminary event) of Aoi Matsuri Festival (葵祭) Roto-no-gi (Period Procession), which is held every year on May 15th, and is held every year on May 4th. (In case of bad weather, Roto-no-gi is postponed to the next day, the 16th.) In Kobudo-hono, before Aoi Matsuri Festival Roto-no-gi (Period Procession), Japan’s ancient ancient martial arts such as Kenjutsu, Jujitsu, Iai, Naginata, Bojutsu, Kusarigama, etc, gathered from all over Japan are dedicated. In Kobudo-hono, a Shinto ritual is held first and then, Japan’s ancient ancient martial arts are dedicated at Maidono and Hashidono, both of which are important cultural properties.
In the past, Ogasawara-ryu school kyubajutsu, Kanshin-ryu school kenjutsu, Hosokawa-ke Dentoheiho Niten Ichiryu, Owari Kan-ryu school yarijutsu, Muso Shinden-ryu school Iaido, Toda-ha Buko-ryu school Naginatajutsu, Sekiguchi-ryu school Batojutsu, Saburi-ryu school Yarijutsu, Shinbatsu-ryu school Iaikenpo, Tennen Rishin-ryu school, Tenshinshoden Katori Shinto-ryu school, Musoshinden Iai shigenobu-ryu school Tsumeai, Yagyu Shinkage-ryu school Heiho, Ono-ha Itto-ryu school Kenjutsu, Ryukyu Kobujutsu, Tendo-ryu school Naginatajutsu, Kurama-ryu school Kenjutsu, Heiho Taisha-ryu school, Shinmuso Hayashizaki-ryu school Iai, Shinto Munen-ryu school Kenjutsu, Shinto Muso-ryu school Jojutsu, Mugen Shinto-ryu school Iaijutsu, Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu school Iaiheiho, Toyama-ryu school Battodo, Yagyu Shingan-ryu school Reijutsu, Rishin-ryu school Heiho, Shinkeito-ryu school Bugeikei, Fuden-ryu school Yarijutsu, Jikishinei-ryu school naginatajutsu, and Takeuchi-ryu school Hoshukoshimawari were dedicated.

★Buden was built around 1628. Buden is used for dedication ceremonies such as the Eto-kigansai. During Aoi Matsuri Festival, the emperor’s imperial envoys read the Gosai-mon written on benigami, and Azuma-asobi, a type of gagaku, was dedicated in Buden.
★Hashidono was rebuilt around 1628. Hashidono was built over the Mitarashi-gawa River. At Hashiden, a Shinto ritual is usually held during the New Year holiday. At Hashidono, Shinto rituals such as Mitoshiroe and performing arts such as Yamato Mai have been held in Hashiden since ancient times.

【Shimogamo Shrine History】
Shimogamo Shrine is officially called Kamo Mioya Shrine. Shimogamo Shrine is said to have originated during the reign of the first Emperor Jinmu (660 B.C.-582 B.C.), when the deity Kamo-Taketsunumi-no-Mikoto descended on Mt. Mikage-yama, located at the western foot of Mt. Hiei-zan. In the oldest official history of Japan, “Nihon-Shoki” in the article of February, the 2nd year of Emperor Jinmu (659 B.C.), it is written that the clan that enshrined Kamo-Taketsunumi-no-Mikoto was the Kamo clan. Later, in 580 B.C., miare ritual was held, and in 28 B.C., the shrine was said to have consecrated a sacred treasure.

【Kobudo-hono of Shimogamo Shrine remarks】
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