Ikegami Honmonji Temple Oeshiki Ceremony 池上本門寺「お会式」

Name: Ikegami Honmonji Temple Oeshiki Ceremony
Start: 2024-10-11
End: 2024-10-13

1-1-1 Ikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo

2024-10-11 - 2024-10-13

Your current location:

Southern Tokyo

Haneda & Around

Note: The 2024 installment of this event has already taken place.

Dating back 740 years, the Oeshiki ceremony marks the anniversary of the passing of Nichiren (1222-1282), the charismatic man who founded the Nichiren sect of Buddhism and eventually died at Ikegami Honmonji Temple. While Oeshiki is observed at Nichiren temples across Japan, Ikegami Honmonji's ceremony is the grandest and largest.

The highlight of the event is the mando procession in memory of Nichiren. A mando is a tall pagoda-like lantern adorned with cherry blossoms, and around 3,000 devotees carry these lanterns roughly two kilometers from Ikegami Station to the temple. Annual attendance of about 300,000 underlines just how popular this festival is. The mando procession and ringing of the memorial bell will be streamed online.

Keywords

October

Opening Hours	For start and finish times, visit the official website.

Please check the official event website for the latest updates on opening dates and times, prices, and other information.