To express gratitude for the dolls that were no longer on display, they were burned and offered as a memorial. Approximately 2,000 dolls for the Girls' Festival and Boys' Festival were donated from within and outside the prefecture. The head priest recited sutras on the goma altar set up in the temple grounds, and the dolls were thrown into the flames as a memorial service.
The Sanyo Shimbun Digital edition of March 5 has an article with photos of this event.

"A walking tour around the remains of the Enjoji sub-temple from the Kamakura period. We walked wearing masks of the Seven Lucky Gods and demons, and threw beans at various places. At the end, we threw beans and mochi in the grounds of Enjoji, and ate zenzai and sardines. It was nice to hold the event for the first time in four years."
The February 19th edition of the Sanyo Shimbun has an article with photos.

To express gratitude for the dolls that were no longer on display, they were burned and offered as a memorial. Approximately 2,000 dolls for the Girls' Festival and Boys' Festival were donated from within and outside the prefecture. The head priest recited sutras on the goma altar set up in the temple grounds, and the dolls were thrown into the flames as a memorial service.
The Sanyo Shimbun Digital edition of March 5 has an article with photos of this event.

"A walking tour around the remains of the Enjoji sub-temple from the Kamakura period. We walked wearing masks of the Seven Lucky Gods and demons, and threw beans at various places. At the end, we threw beans and mochi in the grounds of Enjoji, and ate zenzai and sardines. It was nice to hold the event for the first time in four years."
The February 19th edition of the Sanyo Shimbun has an article with photos.

This was held at Enjoji Temple to express gratitude for the many years of hard work that went into the unused brushes and to pray for improvement in calligraphy. Approximately 500 brushes were donated from Okayama, Kurashiki, Kasaoka, and other areas, and were offered on the goma altar with the recitation of sutras by the head priest Amakusa Shintai.
You can watch a video of a previous brush memorial service here.

The event will be held on April 29th (Monday/Holiday) for the first time in 5 years. Following the Goma prayer at 11:00 a.m., there will be piano performances, Onidaiko drumming, a shrine parade, and a procession of children. There will also be special exhibition sales.
We are looking for children. 20 children, both male and female, with a height of 150 cm or less. Registration will close as soon as capacity is reached.
For child application and other inquiries, please contact Enjoji Temple at 0867-34-0004.
2015 Spring Festival videos and more can be viewed here.
Unfortunately, it started raining around noon, earlier than predicted, but the ceremony was held with great enthusiasm.

On March 3rd, we held a memorial service for the dolls. Approximately 700 old dolls and other items were donated from all over the prefecture, displayed in the main hall, chanted with sutras, and then placed in the flames of the gomadan in the temple grounds. You can see 2013 and 2014 patterns here.
　(Next event: The Daiba Shrine Spring Festival is scheduled for the first time in five years on April 29th).

We are currently recruiting participants for Setsubun Walking on February 3rd. At 9:30 a.m., gather at Enjo Furusatomura parking lot. Wearing a mask associated with Setsubun, we will be visiting historic sites such as Enjoji Temple. After the finish line, a bean-throwing and mochi-throwing event will be held at noon on the grounds of Enjo-ji Temple. The temple will prepare the masks. free. Canceled in case of stormy weather. --This event has ended.

I have posted images of the zodiac signs for 2024. Two works by Kazuko Shiomi and one ceiling painting of Enjoji Temple.

We have posted images of the zodiac signs for 2023. Two works by Kazuko Shiomi, one each of Enjoji's ceiling painting and colored Arita ware white porcelain.

We have completely revised the display method to make it as easy to view as possible on smartphones. We have tried to keep the current content. Past events are displayed in categories such as 1300th Anniversary of Founding, Annual Events, Monthly Events, etc. to make it easier to search, and representative events are recorded for each event.