{"id":6974,"date":"2025-02-18T14:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T05:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/?post_type=en_blog&p=6974"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T05:48:33","slug":"march-3rd-is-%e3%80%90hinamatsuri%e3%80%91%f0%9f%8e%8ewhat-is-the-traditional-japanese-custom-of-hinamatsuri","status":"publish","type":"en_blog","link":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/en\/blog\/2025\/02\/18\/march-3rd-is-%e3%80%90hinamatsuri%e3%80%91%f0%9f%8e%8ewhat-is-the-traditional-japanese-custom-of-hinamatsuri\/","title":{"rendered":"March 3rd is \u3010Hinamatsuri\u3011\ud83c\udf8eWhat is the traditional Japanese custom of Hinamatsuri?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the kimono rental shop Waplus Nara,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nara Park Bus Terminal store (*\u00b4\ua4b3`*)\"\ud83c\udf19\"\"\u2728\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Introducing traditional Japanese customs\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 3rd is \u3010Hinamatsuri(doll’s day)\u3011\ud83c\udf8e<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Japan, we celebrate Hinamatsuri on March 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hinamatsuri is an occasion to pray for young girls\u2019 growth and happiness\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Hinamatsuri, most families with girls display dolls called Hina-ningyo\ud83c\udf8e<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hina-ningyo are wearing glittering kimonos\ud83d\udc58<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[What is Hinamatsuri anyway? ? ]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hinamatsuri is an event held on March 3rd, the “Peach Festival,” to pray for the healthy growth and happiness of girls.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hina dolls are displayed, peach blossoms are added, and people pray for healthy growth while enjoying foods unique to Hinamatsuri, such as hishi mochi and hina arare.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “Peach Festival” is one of the five seasonal festivals that represent seasonal changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was called “Joshi no Sekku,” but it came to be called “Peach Festival” because March 3rd on the lunar calendar is the season when peach blossoms bloom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[What is the origin? ]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hinamatsuri is said to have originated from the ancient Chinese “Joshi Festival”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In ancient China, people would purify themselves in the river, ward off evil spirits, and hold a banquet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When this was introduced to Japan, people would make paper Hina dolls and let them float down the river to take away bad things such as illness and injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It took the form of “Nagashi Hina” and “Hitogata Nagashi”\ud83c\udf8e<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the Heian period, children of the nobility played house with dolls.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was combined with “Hina Asobi” and gradually took on its current form.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is said that people started celebrating by displaying Hina dolls like they do today around the Edo period\ud83c\udfb5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although people often display them now, there are still some places that celebrate by “Nagashi Hina” like in the old days\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Why do we display Hina dolls? ? ]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hina dolls are said to take on misfortune in place of children and protect them from illness and accidents.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They are displayed with the hope that girls will be happy and protected from misfortune.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Events related to Hinamatsuri are being held all over the country\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Nara, the \u3010Isuien\u3011\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHinamatsuri will be held from February 5th to March 3rd, 2025 at \u3010Isuien\u3011\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The “Kyokusui no Utage” is held in a garden with a flowing stream.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kyokusui no Utage is an elegant game in which attendees sit by the stream,<\/strong><\/p>\n

compose waka poems, etc., while a cup of sake flows past them from upstream,<\/strong><\/p>\n

and then drink the sake from the cup and let it flow to the next person.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rare Hina dolls will be on display, including flat-displayed Hina dolls made to imitate this Kyokusui no Utage,<\/strong><\/p>\n

and Hina dolls in the form of children called “Chigo Hina”\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Isuien has two gardens, the front garden, which was built in the Edo period, and the back garden, which was built in the Meiji period. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The two gardens are connected by the Mizuno Stream. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The back garden in particular is a borrowed scenery garden that incorporates the Great South Gate of Todaiji Temple, as well as Mt. Wakakusa, Mt. Kasuga, and Mt. Migasa. <\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been designated a national scenic spot as an excellent garden that well expresses the characteristics of the Meiji period. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why not relax and enjoy the Japanese garden in a kimono? (*\u00b4\ua4b3`*) \ud83c\udf19\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A furisode kimono will make you look gorgeous and cute<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pairing it with a Homongi kimono will give you a refined and elegant impression<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you wear a kimono, we recommend coordinating it with the place you are going to\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are not sure what to coordinate, please consult our staff\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find your favorite\ud83c\udfb6<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Feel free to enjoy going out in a kimono \ud83c\udfb6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leave it to Waplus Nara to help you create memories of your trip (*\u00b4\ua4b3`*)\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Waplus Nara\u3000 Nara Park Bus Terminal store.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nara Park Bus Terminal West Wing 2F<\/strong>
\n76 Noborioji-cho, Nara City, Nara 630-8213, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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