Oeshiki Ikegami HONMONJI Temple

O-Eshiki is a Buddhist festival commemorating Saint Nichiren, who passed away at Ikegami on October 13,1282. It is celebrated from 11th to 13th. Especially the festival reaches its height on the eve of October 13,or the night of 12th from 19:00 to 24:00, with parades of mando and of matoi (firemen's standards of the Edo period) accompanied by flutes and drums. The festival attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators.
Mando, which literally means "10,000 lanterns,"is something like a huge umbrella about 5 meters in height. In its original from it resembled a candle stand but has since become an elaborate structure built in the from of a five-story pagoda with the Daimoku (Namu-Myohorenge-Kyo) or pictures of Nichiren's life depicted on the side. Rows of artificial cherry blossoms are hung from the top, and the pagoda pole is lighted inside. On the night of October 12, scores of mando proceed among the crowds which jam the precincts of the Honmonji Temple.

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[Shikimyo]

Nichiren Shu is the Orthodox tradition of Nichiren Buddhism. It has been so since 1253 when it was founded by Nichiren himself. There are also many other strains of Nichiren Budddhism that are orthodox as well; SGI is not one of them. It is only the schools that followed the later concepts invented by Nichiren Shoshu that deviate from Nichiren Shonin's teachings.Please investigate this for yourself! Namu Myoho Renge Kyo!

[CJHtxGeek]

I was there... hehe, Check out my timelapse of a sunset taken near the temple.

[RKGOLF]

Please know that Ikegami Honmonji is a Nichiren-Shu Temple. It may be "nice" to go if you're curious, but do not get confused regarding the Gosho and the Orthodox teachings of Nichiren Daishonin. Please attend your study meetings regularly!

[lalon]

VERY NICE!!

[verbalase]

I am Sgi Memeber In Las Vegas, I really wish I could be there... U_U