On December 26, 2023, the year-end Shimenawari ritual was held at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City. A brand new large shimenawa rope was hung in front of the main shrine, and the precincts were filled with a welcoming mood.
The shimenawa rope is 8 meters long, about 20 centimeters in diameter, and weighs about 60 kilograms, with bundles of about 50 rice ears hanging from it. It was created and dedicated by the Kyoto Miyama Kayabuki no Sato Succession Association, a group of residents in Miyama-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture.
On this day, after 1 p.m., the Shinto priests who had received the ohara climbed the ladder and hung the shimenawa rope from the metal fittings, checking the balance between the left and right sides. Afterwards, they decorated it with shide, urajiro, and yuzuliha. A Shinto priest who worked on the work said, ''
I hope everyone who visits the shrine will welcome the New Year in a refreshing manner.''
