Morning glory city - Morning glory city

The morning glory market is held on the festival day of Kishibojin Shrine in Iriya, Taito Ward, Tokyo. It became especially popular in the Meiji era, and even today it is held for three days starting from July 6th, from around 4am until late at night. The most popular time is at night, but in the past, it was said that morning glories were worthless after the sun had risen. A variety of morning glories, including Kidachi, Ukon, Andon-zukuri, small bowls, and other unusual and large-flowered varieties, are lined up from the shrine grounds to Iriya Street. Along with the ground cherries at Asakusa Kannon and the plant market at Fuji Shrine in Komagome, it has become a seasonal feature of Tokyo.

[Hidezaburo Hagiwara]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

東京都台東区入谷(いりや)の鬼子母神(きしぼじん)の縁日に立つアサガオの市。とくに盛んになったのは明治に入ってからで、現在も7月6日から3日間にわたって、早朝4時ごろから夜遅くまで行われる。人出が多いのは夜であるが、以前は、朝日が出てからの朝顔は価値がないといわれた。木立(きだち)、右近(うこん)、行灯(あんどん)作り、小鉢など、変わり咲き、大輪咲きといったさまざまなアサガオが、境内から入谷通りにところ狭しと並べられる。浅草観音のほおずき市、駒込(こまごめ)の富士神社の植木市などとともに東京の風物詩になっている。

［萩原秀三郎］

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