Hyakumonomise 1,000-man warrior procession
(Toshogu Shrine Spring Festival)2024
神輿渡御祭「百物揃千人武者行列（ひゃくものぞろいせんにんむしゃぎょうれつ）」が行われます。この行列は、神輿を中心に鎧武者など53種類1,200余名のご奉仕により御旅所（おたびしょ）へ向かいます。御旅所では、「三品立七五膳（さんぼんだてななじゅうごぜん）」の特殊な神饌（しんせん）が供えられ、宮司祝詞（のりと）奏上・八乙女神楽（やおとめかぐら）・東遊（あずまあそび）が奉奏されます。神事終了後行列は東照宮にもどります。
The portable shrine procession "Hyakumonomorozorai Sen-nin Musha Gyoretsu" (parade of 1,000 warriors) will be held. The parade consists of the portable shrine and 1,200 armored and other warriors of 53 different types, and heads for the Otabisho (a Shinto shrine). At the Otabisho, a special "sanbondate najugozen" (three dishes of food) is offered to the shrine, and the priests perform a ritual prayer, Yaotome Kagura (Shinto music and dance), and Azuma Asobi (a traditional Japanese dance and dance performance). After the ritual, the procession returns to Toshogu Shrine.
18, May 2024