Mamemaki 
On February 3, '11, I visited Kencho-ji Temple which has been designated as the first ranked zen temple among five prestigious zen temples in Kamakura. I went there to see the bean throwing ceremony-mamemaki. 
Before the ceremony I enjoyed watching kappore dance in the precinct of the temple. Dancers, men and women in their fifties or more, were dancing happily with the music of shamisen players. 
Shamisen is a three stringed Japanese musical instrument played with a pick. In the Edo period people enjoyed Kappore dance; kappore became very popular in the Meiji era. As it was announced, the bean throwing ceremony began around noon. Kencho-ji priests, Miss Kamakura beauties and men/women born in the Chinese zodiac year of a rabbit threw packages of beans to the crowds.
I was lucky enough to catch three packages.
On February 3, '11, I visited Kencho-ji Temple which has been designated as the first ranked zen temple among five prestigious zen temples in Kamakura. I went there to see the bean throwing ceremony-mamemaki. Before the ceremony I enjoyed watching kappore dance in the precinct of the temple. Dancers, men and women in their fifties or more, were dancing happily with the music of shamisen players. 
Shamisen is a three stringed Japanese musical instrument played with a pick. In the Edo period people enjoyed Kappore dance; kappore became very popular in the Meiji era. As it was announced, the bean throwing ceremony began around noon. Kencho-ji priests, Miss Kamakura beauties and men/women born in the Chinese zodiac year of a rabbit threw packages of beans to the crowds. I was lucky enough to catch three packages.
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