Tori-no-ichi is a festival held at shrines around the
country on Days of the Rooster in November.

Tori-no-ichi for this year is the 11th of November
and the 23rd of November.

Originally a festival of Otori Shrines dedicated to the
god of good fortune and commercial prosperity,
it is now held at other shrines as well.  The gradest
Tori-no-ichi is that of the Otori Shrine in Asakusa.

November has two or in some years three Days of the
Rooster called in order the First, Second and Third Rooster.
On these days stalls selling good luck charms fill the
shrine's precincts and the area in front of its gates, and
vendors enegetically hawk their wares.

You will find many bamboo rakes(Kumade),
a mask of a moon-faced woman (Otafuku),
gold coins (Koban), treasure chest (Senryo-bako) 
and such, all charms that bring good luck.








This year we have only two Tori-no-ichi.
The saying goes that you have to watch out in
years with three Tori-no-ichi, because there're
lots of fires.  Next year we 'll have three.


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