Ikegami

Ikegami 池上 (literally: the pond of the top ) is one of the districts of the district of Ōta 大田区 in the town of Tokyo.

It shelters the site of Honmonji, (of Hon “Book”, My “Door” and Ji “Temple”), the principal temple of the Buddhist sect of the more known lotus under the name of Nichiren. The whole of the life of this district turns around the temple and of its history.

Toponymy

Its name is composed of Ike 池 for “pond” and of Gami 上 for “top”.

The pond exists always and made party integral of the part of the buildings reserved to the monks of the temple of Honmonji.

Culinary speciality

the Kuzu-mochi is a rice paste sticking Mochi, covered with Kinako, a powder of soya, and black sugar Kuromitsu.

Festivities

He sees being held the festival of O-eshiki, festival in the honor of the passage of Nichiren, on October 13rd, 1282, where groups représantant of associations of the district ravel. They show their force and their determination by traversing each one the rise towards the temple with for point of organ the 97 stairs leading to the principal temple Hondo. The groups throw in the air while it making turned a planted stick of thin straps which turn then like a helicopter.

In April, festival of spring, Hana-matsuri concert (concert of the festival of the cherry trees in flowers Sakura).

At the beginning of the summer, the festival of the type Matsuri Shinto of the sanctuary of Tokumochi with transport of the O-mikoshi, to attract the good graces of the gods Kami on the rice plantations.

Access

It is served by the line Tōkyū Ikegami of the group of transport féroviaire Tōkyū.

External bonds

Page on the district

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