Everyone is welcome to attend shrine ceremonies. Come experience the traditional culture that has been passed down at the shrine.
First Sunday of every month
Yasomagatsuhi-no-Kami is the kami who governs over disasters and wards off evil for us.
Kannaobi-no-Kami and Onaobi-no-Kami are the kami
who to bestow good fortune upon us and guide us in a better direction.
This is the gokito (prayer ceremony) for receiving the divine blessings of the three kami
to ward off evil and guide us toward good fortune.
Summer: June 30 / Winter: December 30
We pray for purification to cleanse impurities, sins, and mistakes
that have unconsciously accumulated in your daily life so you can spend the next six months in a state of purity.
By attending, you will be able to perform the purification ritual yourself under the guidance of a Shinto priest.
Fourth Sunday of October
Gekka-sai is a festival that combines the annual festivals of the six shrines in the Tenjin area,
a local harvest festival, and a lively and enjoyable banquet.
We pray for the prosperity and safety of Tenjin and its surrounding areas.
First Day of the Horse in February
Hatsuuma-sai is a ceremony to pray for bountiful harvests and business prosperity.
Around 1,300 years ago, the day Ukanomitama-no-Kami was enshrined at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto,
fell on the first Day of the Horse, in February.
Since that day, Hatsuuma-sai has been held at Inari shrines all over the country.
February 8
Every year on February 8, we offer a service together with the Fukuoka Branch of the Japanese Dressmaking Association.
Food, clothing, and shelter are the foundations of human life, and sewing clothes inevitably relies on needles.
This ceremony is meant to express gratitude and appreciation for needles, as well as the desire to improve one’s sewing skills.
Spring Grand Ceremony: March 19 / Summer Grand Ceremony: July 19 / Autumn Grand Ceremony: October 19
This is the most important ceremony held at Kego Shrine.
We give thanks to the kami for their daily blessings and pray for their continued protection.
November 23
This is a Shinto ritual in which freshly harvested grains are offered to the kami to express gratitude
for the year’s bountiful harvest and to pray for the peace and prosperity of the nation and its people.
At the Imperial Palace, a ceremony is held in which the Emperor offers new grain he has grown himself and then eats it.
January 1
This ceremony is held on New Year’s Day to celebrate the new year
and pray for the prosperity of the Imperial Family and the nation,
as well as for the peace and prosperity of devoted parishioners of the shrine and the local community.
It is held immediately after the beginning of the new year.
February 17
At the start of the spring farming season, this ceremony,
also known as Toshigoi no Matsuri, is held to pray for a bountiful harvest of the five grains.
“Toshi” is another name for rice and “koi (goi)” means prayer or wish,
meaning a prayer is offered for a bountiful harvest of rice and other grains.
February 23
This ceremony is held to celebrate the Emperor’s birthday
and to pray for his longevity and peace throughout the nation.
In the Reiwa era, it falls on February 23.
