{"id":68,"date":"2012-05-16T21:32:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T12:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lovekatano.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2016-02-01T14:52:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T05:52:30","slug":"hatamono-jinjya-the-hatamono-shrine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lovekatano.com\/?page_id=68","title":{"rendered":"Hatamono Jinjya (the Hatamono Shrine)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nobody accurately knows when the Hatamono Shrine was built. But, it is said that the Hatamono had been regarded as a prestigious shrine in the Muromachi period.<\/p>\n

The mainly enshrined\u00a0deity is Ame no Tanabatahime no Okami who is known as Orihime. Other enshrined deities are Takuhatachijihime, Kotoshironushi, and Yaekotoshironushi.<\/p>\n

In the Hatamono shrine, the Tanabata festival is held in July 6th and 7th. Many people enjoy\u00a0night stalls\u00a0of goldfish\u00a0scooping (kingyo sukui), yo-yo picking (yo-yo tsuri), chocolate-wrapped bananas, and caramel-wrapped apples.<\/p>\n

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People write thier wishes in a strip of paper called “Tanzaku” in Japanese and hang it up on a bamboo. The banboo is thrown into Amanogawa River to send people’s wishes to deities in the sky.<\/p>\n

In recent years, many visitors come to the shrine during Tanabata Festival and pray for their wishes.<\/p>\n

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Hatamono Jinjya<\/strong><\/p>\n

1-7 Kuraji 1 Chome Katano Osaka<\/p>\n

81-(0)72-892-4418<\/p>\n

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How to get to the Hatamono Shrine:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can get to the Hatamon Shrine in a 10-minute-walk from the Kuraji bus stop of Keihan Bus running between Tsuda and Korien or Katanoshi.<\/p>\n

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