Spatial Structure of Japanese Religion - Geography of Religion in Japan: Religious Space, Landscape, and Behavior - page 93

Table 3.8 Annual religious events done in the Nakahigashi district, Tsukuba City, 1995
Time Name of event In charge Place Content

January 3rd New Year's visit to Kanamura Kanamura Prayer for community

Early in January Ritual for preventing disaster (Osugi) Delegate visitors of Osugi Osugi shrine Standing tsujifuda

Ritual for preventing disaster (Atago) Delegate visitors of Atago Atago shrine Standing tsujifuda

August 17th Summer festival Kannon-do

Middle of October Fall festival of Kanamura Toban Toban Information from Kanamura

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

About November 15th Toban Kanamura Dedicating membership fee

November 23rd Toban, shimoko Kanamura Prayer

November 24th to 25th Toban Each household Distributing middle sized amulets

Second Sunday of December Main festival Toban, Kanamura priest Shinmei shrine Gratitude for tutelary shrine

Public hall Meal with kami

Late in December Toban Each household Distributing amulets of Ise Jingu

Distributing twisted paper strings
Distributing amulets of tutelary shrine

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