{"id":11017,"date":"2022-11-17T14:35:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T05:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/?p=11017"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:53:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T05:53:51","slug":"tori-no-ichi-rooster-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/tori-no-ichi-rooster-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Tori no Ichi ‘Rooster Market’"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Tori no Ichi<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In November, on Rooster Day, shrines host markets called Tori no Ichi <\/em>(meaning rooster markets.) This Japanese festival was originated in the Edo period. At these Japanese festivals, kumade<\/em> which is decorated bamboo rakes is sold at the outdoor markets. Kumade<\/em> means \u2018bear claws\u2019 and it is said to rake in good luck and fortune. People buy kumade<\/em> to wish for good luck and prosperity in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some common decorations of Kumade<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u30fbSeven Lucky Gods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Japanese, it is called Shichifukujin<\/em> and these deities originated from Shinto, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Each God represents different types of luck, such as longevity, good health, thriving business, beauty, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u30fbOtafuku\/ Okame mask<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her name comes from the word fuku<\/em> which means luck and fortune, and kame<\/em> which means turtle. Turtles represent longevity.She is believed to bring in good fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u30fbKoban<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koban<\/em> is the Japanese oval gold coin which was the form of currency in the Edo period. It symbolizes money and fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A famous spot for Tori no Ichi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is said that the biggest Tori no Ichi <\/em>in the Kanto region is the one at Hanazono Shrine located in Shinjuku. At this shrine, the festival is held on all three rooster days, and on the day before the main festival, there is a smaller festival to get ready for the next day. There are many markets selling kumade <\/em>and lots of food stalls for people to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Date and Time:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun, 27 November Evening to 23 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mon, 28 November 10am to 23 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Address:<\/strong> 5-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Access: <\/strong>Shinjuku Station (JR, Odakyu, Keio lines), east exit 7 minutes on foot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shinjuku-Sanchome Station (Marunouchi, Shinjuku lines), exit E2 right outside the exit<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In November, Tori no ichi is held for people to purchase kumade to wish for good luck in the coming year.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":11030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[333,335],"tags":[129,130,28,63,362,112],"class_list":["post-11017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-culture","category-life-in-japan","tag-129","tag-event","tag-japanese-culture","tag-japanese-festival","tag-rooster-market","tag-tokyo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11017"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11029,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11017\/revisions\/11029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}