(ENG)
All photos are of the first Tenmangu shrine.
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is close to my house, so I often go there for a walk. Especially today, January 25, is called Hatsutenjin and is very crowded, so I went there early in the morning.
The 25th of every month is called “Tenjin-san” at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, and many stalls are set up as a fair. This is because Sugawara Michizane, the god of the shrine, was born on the 25th and died on the 25th. Especially, January 25 is called Hatsu Tenjin because it is the anniversary of Sugawara no Michizane's death and the first day of the New Year.
When I went there, I found many stores lined up. As I expected, there were many old tools, retro home appliances, ceramics, kimonos, etc. In particular, there were a lot of kimonos. There were especially many kimonos. There was also a store selling fresh food, which was crowded with people. I didn't think it was that cheap, but it was .......
There were many unusual items and I wanted to buy a lot of them, but I didn't have much money, so I decided not to buy anything I didn't need. In the end I bought a scrap of crape for 300 yen and a stole for 100 yen. I will use them for my collage work.
I once knew someone who had a stall at another month Tenjin-san. I remember that he cleared out his stall in the afternoon when he saw that it was not selling well. There were stores selling not only old things but also handmade goods, but I thought that I could not open a stall because I would need a car to open a stall.
(JPN)
写真はすべて初天神の様子です。
北野天満宮は自宅から近いので、よく散歩に行きます。特に今日1月25日は初天神と言って大変にぎわうので、朝早いうちに行ってきました。
北野天満宮では毎月25日が「天神さん」と呼ばれ、縁日としてたくさんの屋台が出ます。これは祭神である菅原道真が25日に生まれ、25日に亡くなったことに由来します。特に1月25日は菅原道真の命日でもあり、新年最初でもあるので、初天神と呼ばれます。
行ってみるとたくさんの店が並んでいました。やはり古道具、レトロな家電製品や陶器、着物などが多かったです。特に着物類は多かったですね。あと、生鮮食料品を売っている店もあって、そこは人だかりができていました。そんなに安いとは思わなかったですが……。
色々珍しいものもあってたくさん買いたい気持ちもありましたが、あまりお金も持っていなかったので、私は自分にとって要らないものは買わないようにしようと思いました。結局300円のちりめんの端切れと、100円のストールを買いました。コラージュ作品に使います。
以前ほかの月の天神さんで、私の知り合いが出店していたことがあります。その人は売れないとみると昼過ぎに片付けてしまったことを覚えています。古いものだけでなくてハンドメイドの物を売っているお店もありましたが、出店するには自動車が必要そうだし、私には出せないなと思いました。
