Observance days and prayer times

Ebisu-jin

Annual observance: 1/9–11

The customary schedule at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka: an example using the modern calendar, not a universal observance date.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ebisu-jin

Annual observance: 10/20–20

Examples of October 20 celebrations in the modern calendar include Kyoto Ebisu Shrine and Nishinomiya Ebisu Shrine in Fukui. Some regions use November 20 or the lunar calendar.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ebisu-jin

Annual observance: 11/20–20

The customary schedule of a subsidiary shrine at Ibaraki Shrine in Osaka: a modern-calendar example, not a universal observance date.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ebisu-jin

Day 10 of each civil month

Nishinomiya Shrine: Ebisu’s tenth-of-the-month observance, called Tōka Mairi.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shō Kanzeon Bosatsu (Shō Kannon)

Annual observance: 7/9–10

Sensōji: Shiman Rokusennichi, the principal Shō Kanzeon Bodhisattva’s observance on July 9–10. July 10 is traditionally considered the greatest merit day, equivalent to 46,000 days of merit.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shō Kanzeon Bosatsu (Shō Kannon)

Day 17 of each civil month

Rokuharamitsuji’s Kannon observance on the seventeenth. The link leads to Shō Kanzeon Bodhisattva’s introduction.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shō Kanzeon Bosatsu (Shō Kannon)

Day 18 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Sensōji, main hall
Observance service for the principal image · 14:00 JST
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Jūichimen Kannon

Annual observance: 8/10

Hasedera in Kamakura: the August 10 day traditionally associated with 46,000 days’ merit, with devotional images of the principal Eleven-Faced Kannon distributed.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Jūichimen Kannon

Day 18 of each civil month

Hasedera in Kamakura: Kannon-e on the eighteenth of every month, associated with the principal Eleven-Faced Kannon’s observance.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Juntei Kannon

Annual observance: 5/18

Daigoji: a week-long opening of the principal Juntei Kannon image centered on May 18.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nyoirin Kannon

Annual observance: 7/10

Gokokuji: the July 10 Shiman Rokusennichi service and opening of the principal Nyoirin Kannon image.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nyoirin Kannon

Annual observance: 4/17–18

Kanshinji: the annual opening of its National Treasure principal Nyoirin Kannon image on April 17–18.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nyoirin Kannon

Annual observance: 5/18

Kannōji in Nishinomiya: the May 18 festival and opening of its hidden principal Nyoirin Kannon, also called Yūzū Kannon.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nyoirin Kannon

Day 18 of each civil month

Gokokuji: opening of the principal Nyoirin Kannon image on the eighteenth of every month, except May because of the Segaki service.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Gokokuji
Monthly opening service for the principal Nyoirin Kannon image · 10:00 JST
Closing service at 15:00. Not held in May because of the Segaki service.
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Batō Kannon

Annual observance: 2/19

Myōanji, Kamioka Kannon in Higashimatsuyama: the February 19 Batō Kannon annual festival and votive-picture market.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Fukūkenjaku Kannon

Annual observance: 10/17

Kōfukuji: October 17 ceremonial recitation of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and annual special opening of Nan’endō’s principal Fukūkenjaku Kannon.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Aizen Myōō

Annual observance: 6/30

Aizendō Shōman’in: observance services for the principal Aizen Myōō and the Aizen Festival, June 30–July 2, including a special opening.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Aizen Myōō

Annual observance: 7/1–2

Aizendō Shōman’in: observance services for the principal Aizen Myōō and the Aizen Festival, June 30–July 2, including a special opening.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Gundari Myōō

Annual observance: 2/23

Daigoji: Godairikison Ninnōe on February 23, traditionally receiving the power of the Five Great Wisdom Kings, including Gundari.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kongō Yasha Myōō

Annual observance: 2/23

Daigoji: Godairikison Ninnōe on February 23, traditionally receiving the power of the Five Great Wisdom Kings, including Kongōyasha.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Gōzanze Myōō

Annual observance: 2/23

Daigoji: Godairikison Ninnōe on February 23, traditionally receiving the power of the Five Great Wisdom Kings, including Gōzanze.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Daiitoku Myōō

Annual observance: 2/23

Daigoji: Godairikison Ninnōe on February 23, traditionally receiving the power of the Five Great Wisdom Kings, including Daiitoku.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Fudō Myōō

Annual observance: 2/23

Daigoji: Godairikison Ninnōe on February 23, traditionally receiving the power of the Five Great Wisdom Kings, including Fudō.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Fudō Myōō

Day 28 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Takinoya Hōin Eihōji
Fudō observance goma fire ritual · 11:00 JST
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Shaka Nyorai (Shakyamuni)

Annual observance: 2/15

Sensōji: Nehan-e on February 15, commemorating Shakyamuni’s passing into nirvana.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shaka Nyorai (Shakyamuni)

Annual observance: 4/8

Sensōji: Busshō-e / Hana Matsuri on April 8, celebrating Shakyamuni’s birth.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shaka Nyorai (Shakyamuni)

Annual observance: 12/8

Sensōji: Jōdō-e on December 8, commemorating Shakyamuni’s awakening.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shaka Nyorai (Shakyamuni)

Day 30 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Rushana Butsu

Annual observance: 10/15

Tōdaiji: the Great Buddha’s Autumn Festival on October 15, honoring the principal seated Rocana Buddha.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Rushana Butsu

Day 27 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Idaten

Annual observance: 11/8

Shinjuku Idaten, worship conducted by Inatari Shrine: the annual Idaten festival.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kisshōten

Annual observance: 1/1

Yakushiji: Shushō-e Kichijō Keka services with Kichijōten as the principal focus, beginning January 1.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Zaō Gongen

Annual observance: 7/7

Kinpusenji: Renge-e on July 7, a service offering lotus flowers to Zaō Gongen.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Zaō Gongen

Annual observance: 4/10–12

Kinpusenji: Hanaku Eshiki, April 10–12, reporting Yoshinoyama’s full cherry blossoms to the principal Zaō Gongen.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

En no Gyōja

Annual observance: 6/7

Kinpusenji: Kōso-e on June 7, the observance of founder En no Gyōja.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Dengyō Daishi Saichō

Annual observance: 6/4

Hieizan Enryakuji: Chōkō-e at Jōdoin on June 4.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Jōkōbutsu

Day 1 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Myōken Bosatsu

Day 1 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Myōken Bosatsu

Day 15 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shōten-sama

Day 1 of each civil month

An observance described by Suō Kokubunji.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shōten-sama

Day 16 of each civil month

An observance described by Suō Kokubunji.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kurikara Fudō

Day 1 of each civil month

Kurikara Fudōji: the principal Kurikara Fudō Myōō’s observance on the first of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kurikara Fudō

Day 28 of each civil month

Kurikara Fudōji: the principal Kurikara Fudō Myōō’s observance on the twenty-eighth of every month, when the doors are opened.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Tōmyō Butsu

Day 2 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Tahōbutsu

Day 3 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ganzan Daishi (Ryōgen)

Day 3 of each civil month

The third-of-the-month observance introduced by Hōjūji.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Tamonten / Bishamonten

Day 3 of each civil month

The third-of-the-month Bishamonten observance described by Bishamondō Monzeki and Enshū Shigisan.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Tamonten / Bishamonten

Day 13 of each civil month

Enshū Shigisan: observances on the third, thirteenth, and twenty-third of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Tamonten / Bishamonten

Day 23 of each civil month

Enshū Shigisan: observances on the third, thirteenth, and twenty-third of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Tamonten / Bishamonten

Tiger day (every 12 days)

A stem-and-branch observance in Tobifudō Shōbōin’s calendar table.

Tiger hour: 03:00–05:00 on the observance date JST

A modern fixed-hour approximation of a traditional time, not a temple service or opening time. Choose the actual date in the calendar. You may pray at a convenient time at home.

Ashuku Nyorai

Day 4 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Jizō Bosatsu

Day 4 of each civil month

Kōganji, known as Togenuki Jizō: the principal Enmei Jizō’s observance on the fourth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Jizō Bosatsu

Day 14 of each civil month

Kōganji, known as Togenuki Jizō: the principal Enmei Jizō’s observance on the fourteenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Jizō Bosatsu

Day 24 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Miroku Bosatsu

Day 5 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Suitengū

Day 5 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Genjō Sanzō

Day 5 of each civil month

Yakushiji’s Genjō Sanzōin: the Xuanzang observance.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Yakushiji, Genjō Sanzōin precinct
Genjō observance service · 13:00 JST
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Sekisan Daimyōjin

Day 5 of each civil month

Sekizan Zen’in: Taizan Fukun’s Itsukakō observance on the fifth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Sekisan Daimyōjin

Day 25 of each civil month

Sekizan Zen’in: the Sekizan Daimyōjin observance and goma offering on the twenty-fifth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Sarutahiko no Ōkami

Day 5 of each civil month

Sarutahiko Shrine: the monthly rite on the fifth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Sarutahiko no Ōkami

Kanoe–Monkey day (every 60 days)

The tradition of honoring Sarutahiko Ōkami on Kōshin days.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Niman Tōmyō Butsu

Day 6 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Daikokuten

Day 6 of each civil month

Manoji in Minamibōsō, Chiba: Daikokuten festival and goma service for Asahi Kaiun Daikokuten on the sixth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Daikokuten

Kinoe–Rat day (every 60 days)

A stem-and-branch observance in Tobifudō Shōbōin’s calendar table.

Rat hour: 23:00 on the preceding night to 01:00 on the observance date JST

A modern fixed-hour approximation of a traditional time, not a temple service or opening time. Choose the actual date in the calendar. You may pray at a convenient time at home.

Sanman Tōmyō Butsu

Day 7 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Senju Kannon

Day 7 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Senju Kannon

Day 18 of each civil month

Fujiidera: opening of the National Treasure principal Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Kannon on the eighteenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Benzaiten

Day 7 of each civil month

Rokuharamitsuji: the observance of Minarukane Benzaiten.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Benzaiten

Day 15 of each civil month

Hōgonji on Chikubushima: Benzaiten’s heavenly-maiden observance on the fifteenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Benzaiten

Snake day (every 12 days)

A stem-and-branch observance in Tobifudō Shōbōin’s calendar table.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Yakushi Nyorai

Day 8 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Yakushiji, Kondō
Yakushi observance service · 11:00 JST
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Yakushi Nyorai

Day 12 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Yakushi Nyorai

Day 18 of each civil month

Araiyakushi Baishōin: the eighteenth-of-the-month observance and goma prayer for its principal Yakushi and Nyoirin Kannon, united in one image.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Yakushi Nyorai

Day 28 of each civil month

Araiyakushi Baishōin: the twenty-eighth-of-the-month observance and goma prayer for its principal Yakushi and Nyoirin Kannon, united in one image.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Hachiman Ōkami

Day 8 of each civil month

A monthly observance in Tobifudō Shōbōin’s calendar table; the linked introduction concerns Hachiman devotion.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kishimojin

Day 8 of each civil month

Zōshigaya Kishimojindō: Kishimo Sonjin’s observance on the eighth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kishimojin

Day 18 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kishimojin

Day 28 of each civil month

Zōshigaya Kishimojindō: Kishimo Sonjin’s observance on the twenty-eighth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Daitsūchishōbutsu

Day 9 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nichigatsu Tōmyō Butsu

Day 10 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Konpira-sama

Day 10 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kotoshironushi no Kami

Day 10 of each civil month

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine: the monthly rite on the tenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kangi Butsu

Day 11 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nanshō Butsu

Day 12 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kokūzō Bosatsu

Day 13 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nichiren Shōnin

Day 13 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kuzuryū Ōkami

Day 13 of each civil month

The monthly rite at the main Kuzuryū Shrine in Hakone.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Hakone, Kuzuryū Shrine Hongū
Monthly festival · 10:00 JST
June has the annual festival instead. The venue may change in bad weather.
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Kuzuryū Ōkami

Day 15 of each civil month

The monthly rite at Kuzuryū Shrine’s Shingū in Hakone.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kibi Daimyōjin

Day 13 of each civil month

Kibitsu Shrine: the monthly rite on the thirteenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Fugen Bosatsu

Day 14 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nachi

Day 14 of each civil month

Kumano Nachi Taisha: the monthly rite on the fourteenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nachi

Day 18 of each civil month

Kumano Nachi Taisha: Gongen Kōsai on the eighteenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Futsunushi no Ōkami

Day 14 of each civil month

Katori Jingū: the monthly rite and poetry-offering festival on the fourteenth; April 14 is the annual festival.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ōmiya Gongen

Day 14 of each civil month

Hiyoshi Taisha, western principal shrine: the monthly rite on the fourteenth.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ōyamakui no Kami

Day 14 of each civil month

Hiyoshi Taisha, eastern principal shrine enshrining Ōyamakui: the monthly rite on the fourteenth.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Amida Nyorai

Day 15 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Darani Bosatsu

Day 16 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Enma Ō

Day 16 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shinran Shōnin

Day 16 of each civil month

A monthly memorial observance introduced by Nishi Hongwanji.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Nishi Hongwanji, Goei-dō
Monthly memorial service for the founder · 10:00 JST
Regular schedule excludes January. Usually ends around 10:30.
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Shinran Shōnin

Day 28 of each civil month

Higashi Honganji Shinshū Kaikan in Tokyo: Shinran Shōnin’s monthly memorial gathering on the twenty-eighth.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kōya Daimyōjin

Day 16 of each civil month

Niutsuhime Shrine, whose second sanctuary enshrines Kōya Mikogami: the monthly rite on the sixteenth.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Niu Daimyōjin

Day 16 of each civil month

Niutsuhime Shrine: the monthly rite on the sixteenth of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Hi no Kagutsuchi no Kami

Day 16 of each civil month

Akihasan Hongū Akiha Shrine: the monthly Tsukinamisai on the sixteenth.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ryūju Bosatsu

Day 17 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Seiryū Gongen

Day 17 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Nikkō Bosatsu

Day 19 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shichimen Tennyo (Shichimen Daimyōjin)

Day 19 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Gakkō Bosatsu

Day 20 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Mujin'i Bosatsu

Day 21 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Izuna Gongen

Day 21 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kōbō Daishi Kūkai

Day 21 of each civil month

Tōji: Mieiku in grateful remembrance of the teacher.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Tōji, Miei-dō
Mieku memorial service · 10:00 JST
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Ame no Uzume no Mikoto

Day 21 of each civil month

Sarume Shrine within Sarutahiko Shrine, honoring Ame no Uzume: the monthly rite on the twenty-first.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Semui Bosatsu

Day 22 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Shōtoku Taishi

Day 22 of each civil month

Shitennōji: Taishiki, commemorating Prince Shōtoku.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Daginiten

Day 22 of each civil month

Toyokawa Inari, Myōgonji: the monthly festival and observance on the twenty-second, at this temple honoring Toyokawa Dakini Shinten.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ōyamatsumi no Kami

Day 22 of each civil month

Ōyamazumi Shrine: the monthly rite on the twenty-second, associated with the annual festival on lunar April 22.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Daiseishi Bosatsu

Day 23 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Atago Gongen

Day 24 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Monju Bosatsu / Monjushiri Bosatsu

Day 25 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin-sama)

Day 25 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Hōnen Shōnin

Day 25 of each civil month

A monthly memorial observance introduced by Chion’in.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Yakujō Bosatsu

Day 26 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Kongōkai Dainichi Nyorai (Dainichi Nyorai of the Diamond Realm)

Day 28 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Sanbō Kōjin

Day 28 of each civil month

A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Yakuō Bosatsu

Day 29 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Taishakuten

Kanoe–Monkey day (every 60 days)

Kōshin observances at places including Shibamata Taishakuten.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Local ceremony example: Shibamata Taishakuten
Okyō Chōdai service · On the hour from 10:00 to 16:00 JST · announced for 2026
This institution’s schedule does not set a required hour for prayer at home. Check the current official announcement before attending.

Shōmen Kongō

Kanoe–Monkey day (every 60 days)

Kōshin devotion at places including Shitennōji’s Kōshindō.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Uka no Mitama no Ōkami

Horse day (every 12 days)

Inari Myōjin’s Horse-day observance in Tobifudō Shōbōin’s table. The linked introduction concerns Ukanomitama.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Marishiten

Boar day (every 12 days)

A stem-and-branch observance in Tobifudō Shōbōin’s calendar table.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Suminoe no Mimae no Ōkami

First Rabbit day of each month

Sumiyoshi Taisha: U no Hi Sai on the first Rabbit day of every month.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ōkuninushi no Ōkami

Kinoe–Rat day (every 60 days)

Izumo Taisha: Kōshisai on kinoe-ne days. The Rat zodiac sign is associated with mice, which the shrine describes as closely connected with Ōkuninushi.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Ōmononushi no Ōkami

Rabbit day: first when there are two in the month; middle when there are three

Ōmiwa Shrine: its monthly Rabbit-day rite, on a day considered closely connected with the deity.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.

Takaokami no Kami

First Dragon day of each month

Kifune Shrine: Hatsutatsusai on the first Dragon day of every month, considered especially connected with the deity.

At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.