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No.229 Morning-glory fair ( Iriya goddess of children )

(It is the Tokyo guide to introduce by the image and the column).

There are a variety of morning glories.


Iriya morning-glory fair is hosted every year for 3 July 6-8th days mainly in Iriya goddess of children. Originally, the morning glory entered from China as the medicinal use in Nara era and at first, it was only blue. The morning glory became extensively grown by Iriya and became known from the middle of Meiji as "Iriya's morning glory" and it tells that it is one by garden plant Naritaya 留 Jiro's activity.
Saying that it is extremely troubled because it said that it became after the war and that a morning-glory fair was restored and that the 8th of 6·7· in July decided with the date of the festival for the Star Festival and the first was not the blooming time of the morning glory Every year, it bustles with crowds of resort and in the weekend hosting, and so on, it surges with the resort as much as being swamped (This time). When the morning-glory fair starts, it is charming sights in the season to make think that is "NDANA" which the now hot summer gives.

The state on the side of subway Iriya station
It is possible to approach from the JR Uguisudani station, too.

A branch is arranged along Kototoi 通"RI".

The poster of the morning glory festival which was pasted to the vending machine of the cigarette

A morning glory is arranged at the shelf.

By the call with good authority, a morning glory is sold.

The multicolored morning glory

But the morning glory, too, seems to have a wide range of kinds
It becomes 2000 yen of 1 bowls and this price is decided in the morning glory association.

The walkway is full of the person who doesn't overflow only.


Iriya goddess of children
It is the core existence of the morning glory festival.

When buying a charm, it chants a prayer to Buddha with the flint.

Iriya goddess of children, too, has much resort.

All of these cards are installed in the morning glory of the association.

As for the walkway in opposite, the food dancing stage stands in line.

It is a morning glory to the both hands !


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