On July 23, 2023, the yamabushi of Shogoin Temple (Sakyo Ward) lit a goma on the streets of Ennogyojayama (Sanjo Aguru, Muromachidori, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City) during the Gion Festival, praying for the safety of the Yamaboko procession of the Atomatsuri festival to be held the next day. This year, Akiyoshi Nomura, 64, the chief priest of Yasaka Shrine (Higashiyama Ward), was present at the event, making tea using water drawn from the grounds of the shrine and the flames of the goma, and dedicating it to the object of worship.
Priest Nomura and the Shinto priest visited the Kaisho on Mt. Around 1:45 p.m., about 30 Yamabushi from Shogoin arrived, echoing the sound of conch shells. A shimenawa rope was stretched in front of the mountain, and a question and answer session was held between the yamabushi. When the gomadan was ignited and the goma tree was put down, smoke rose in the building area.
On July 14th, Nomura Guji drew up water from the well next to the Shinsenen (Nakagyo Ward) main building and brought it back to the shrine, pouring it into the well that leads to the "Dragon Hole" under the main shrine, and uses it as "Seiryu Godsui" in Shinto rituals.
