Watanabe Diary

Letters from Auberge-Watanabe

Mamemaki festival

Good morning to beautiful Itsukushima shrine and time to go to "Mamemaki festival" at the Daisho in temple!

Momote festival

Momote festival is held at the Momote shrine every year on January 20th. Girls from my neighbor help making a traditional meal called "houhan". It's said samurai were eating this mesl in 15 centry!

Tondo fire

Tondo is a fire festival which takes place around January 15th. We believe that what we burn here will go back to the gods.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We would like to extend the best wishes from our family to yours!