善光寺御開帳イベント

Final Edition
Gokaicho, The biggest festival , at Zenkouji in Nagano

1997. 4. 6 - 5. 31



御開帳はじまる(Main event has opened)

結願大法要と遷座式 [H9.5.31-6.1] (Main last event . May 31 - June 1) Last update !

中日庭儀大法要(浄土宗) [H9.4.26] (Main event Daihouyou-event. Apr.26)

中日庭儀大法要(天台宗) [H9.5.10] (Main event Daihouyou-event. May.10)




Snapshot of Gokaicho

Gokaicho has opened
[ Apr. 6.]


御開帳初日の賑わい Zenkouji-Temple on the 1st day of opennig
開かれた秘仏・前立本尊
是非、拝顔においで下さい
Sacred Image of Maedate-Honzon can be
seen at Zenkouji Temple only on this Gokaicho.
大本願・一条智光ご上人・最後のお勤め。今回で退任(89才) Highest Priestess "Ichijyou-Chikou Shounin "
will retire on this event (89years old)
回向柱の白い糸が本堂内の前立本尊に結ばれた Sacred Pillar is connecting to Sacred Image: Maedate-Honzon in the Main hall
by White strings
僕も回向柱にさわったよ! Child touches with sacred strings.
Maybe he will become very clever.
全国の善光寺会員寺社が百数十あるとのこと Affiliated temples about Zenkouji-temple
are said to be over 100.



中日庭儀大法要(浄土宗)Main event Daihouyou (Jhodo.sect)

[ Apr. 26.]


中日庭儀大法要・回向柱前にて。
人出22万 [JR記念乗車券より]
Main event Daihouyou .
220 thousand pelple gathered.
[ JR memorial ticket]
大勢の参拝客でにぎわう。
赤い傘の下に一山の住職がならぶ
Under red sunshades preists of Jhodo-sect.
observed the Main event Houyou
儀式先導のお飾り(聖具) Ornament of the event.  
山門の上った報道カメラマン。
(これだけはよく撮影できた)
The reporters reised on the Sanmon(Gate).
I only COULD photoed this scene


中日庭儀大法要(天台宗)Main event Daihouyou (Tendai.sect)

[ May 10]


中日庭儀大法要・回向柱前にて。
人出約32万人という 
Main event Daihouyou .
325 thousand pelple gathered.
先導する笛・笙など雅楽器 Fue and Shou : Japanese pipes
lead the March
大法要に向かう石塚大僧正
一山の住職と御詠歌・稚児等500人
Highest Priest Ishizuka-Kanshu
leads 500 party of Tendai-sect.
回向柱も参拝者の線香で黒くなっている
これまでの人出・約300万人
Will you please look at the lower
part of sacred pillar ? Black !
散華をまく石塚貫主の御素顔
散華は蓮の花をかたどった色紙のお守り
The sacred face of The Highest
He is going to spread Sange.


結願大法要と御遷座式 Main last event

[ May 31 - June 1]


結願大法要の日の賑わい
期間中人出 500万人という 
Main event Daihouyou.
5 million pelple gathered
during this events.
石塚大僧正のお数珠頂戴
拡大でどうぞ
この後、本堂で「結願大法要」が営まれた。
Sacred hand of Highest Priest.
The concluded ceremony was held at the main hall.
本堂から遷座される
「前立本尊」。回向柱傍 通過
The Sacred Image is transfering.
You can get another photo if you click here.
大勧進宝物殿へ向う
「前立本尊」。
次回の「御開帳」は 2003年
The Sacred Image:Maedachi-Honzon
is transfered to the store house,
and "Gokaicho" : Big event ended.
Next chance is in 2003.
ご存知でしたか?
歴代の回向柱は静かに安置され大地にかえる。
The Sacred Pillars keep there and
return to The Earth like all creature.



Thank you very much for your visit.
Very sorry because of describing in poor English.





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