Tokyo Sugamo Kiku (chrysanthemum) Matsuri – 巣鴨菊まつり – 4K Ultra HD : In many western countries, the chrysanthemum, or Kiku, are flowers used for funerals. In Japan, the Kiku has a very different meaning: It is the country’s official symbol. The Japanese monarchy is referred to as the “Chrysanthemum Throne”. The imperial crest uses a stylized version of the Kiku blossom. You can even find the Kiku blossom on the 50 yen coin and the Japanese passport.
Many temples, such as Sugamo’s Shinshoji Temple, have Kiku festivals (Matsuri). Most Kiku Matsuri happen in November.
As we finish our tour of Sugamo Kiku Matsuri and its temple, we will take some time to enjoy the magnificent, 300-year-old, 2.68 meter tall copper statue of Jizo Bosatsu.
“Dōzō Jirō Bosatsu Zazō (Edo Roku Jizō no Hitotsu)
Jizo Monk Shogen who resided in Fukagawa, Edo, was struck by incurable disease. After praying with his parents to cure the disease of Jizo Bosatsu, Shogen was healed. Statues of six Jizoes were created in Kyoto, followed by a collection of public donations in 1706 to erect these statues. A statue of Jizo Bosatsu was erected at each of six locations in Edo. The body and the lotus-shaped pedestal of each statue were incised with the names of solicitors and the year of construction. The statues were cast by Caster Ota Suruganokami Masayoshi in Kandanabe town. An anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji period destroyed one of the Jizo Bosatsu at Eitaiji Temple in Fukagawa. Currently there are five remaining statues.
The statue of Jizo at Shinshoji Temple was erected in 1714 as the fourth statue. During its restoration from 2008 to 2010, four copper statues of a seated Jizo Bosatsu and many copper and wooden tablets were found inside the body of the statue. After the restoration was completed, those objects were put back inside the statue.
The height of the statue is 2.68 meters, and used to be gold-plated. Currently, the statue is designated as an important cultural property because the it was rather elaborate for the mid-Edo period. There are only a few surviving statues from this time period.”
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