Jusan Mairi - Jusan Mairi

Japanese: 十三参り - じゅうさんまいり
Jusan Mairi - Jusan Mairi

This is an event where boys and girls who have just turned 13 years old visit Kokuzo Bosatsu, the principal image at Horin-ji Temple in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, accompanied by their parents on the 13th day of the third lunar month (currently March to May). It is believed that Kokuzo bestows wisdom and good fortune. Thirteen types of sweets are sold on the temple grounds. This custom is said to have started in 1773 (An'ei 2). This custom can also be seen in other regions where Kokuzo is enshrined. Children who have just turned 13 years old travel from quite a distance to visit Kokuzo Bosatsu at Enzo-ji Temple in Yanaizu Town, Kawanuma County, Fukushima Prefecture, to pray for better luck and success in life. Originally, 13 years old was considered an unlucky age, and in some places, such as Shodoshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, people make the 13-year-old pilgrimage to ward off bad luck.

[Oto Tokihiko]

[Reference item] | Kokuzo Bodhisattva

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

京都市西京(にしきょう)区法輪寺の本尊虚空蔵菩薩(こくうぞうぼさつ)に、陰暦3月13日(現行3月~5月)に、13歳になった男女が両親に連れられてお参りする行事。虚空蔵は知恵や福運を授けるという信仰がある。境内では13品の菓子を売っている。この風習は1773年(安永2)から始まったという。他地方でも虚空蔵を祀(まつ)っている所ではこの風習がみられる。福島県河沼郡柳津(やないづ)町、円蔵寺の虚空蔵菩薩に、13歳になった子女がかなり遠方からも開運出世を祈ってお参りする。本来13歳は厄年で、香川県小豆島(しょうどしま)のごとく厄逃れのための十三参りをする土地もある。

[大藤時彦]

[参照項目] | 虚空蔵菩薩

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