Spatial Structure of Japanese Religion - Geography of Religion in Japan: Religious Space, Landscape, and Behavior - page 88

Table 3.7 Annual religious events done in Konomata district, Tsukuba City, 1995
Time

Name of event In charge Place Content

January 10th Ritual for preventing disaster Toke Kanamura Standing tsujifuda

January 10th to 11th Musical band Toke Akagi shrine New Year's visit

Shuku Meal with kami

March 17th Beginning of daily visit Toke Kanamura Visit

Public hall Meal with kami

March 17th to May 6th Daily visit Each household Kanamura Visit

July 15th Wheat festival Toke Akagi shrine Dedication of sacred straw festoons

Shuku Meal with kami

Middle of October Fall festival of Kanamura Manager of Kanamura Manager's house Information from Kanamura

November 5th to 10th Each household Confi rming members and collecting membership fee

November 12th Kanamura Dedicating membership fee

November 25th Kanamura Prayer

November 26th to 27th Each household Distributing middle sized amulets

Sunday just before December 15th Main festival Toke Akagi shrine Gratitude for tutelary shrine

Shuku Rite of changing toke , meal with kami

Shuku (New) Meal with kami

Late in December Manager of Kanamura Each household Distributing amulets of Ise Jingu

Distributing twisted paper strings

Data source : The author's fi eld survey in September, 1995