{"id":29937,"date":"2026-11-11T23:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/?page_id=29937"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T02:26:15","slug":"tsurugaoka-hachimangu-jomashinji","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-jomashinji\/","title":{"rendered":"Joma Shinji at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine (\u9db4\u5ca1\u516b\u5e61\u5bae \u9664\u9b54\u795e\u4e8b)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video preload=\"none\" height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-jomashinji.jpg\" preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-jomashinji.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is the Joma Shinji at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Joma Shinji (\u9664\u9b54\u795e\u4e8b) is a New Year Shinto ritual held every January 5 at <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"42\" title=\"Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine (\u9db4\u5ca1\u516b\u5e61\u5bae)\">Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine (\u9db4\u5ca1\u516b\u5e61\u5bae)<\/a> in Kamakura (\u938c\u5009) to drive away evil for the year with bows and arrows. It comes from the archery ceremonies called Omato Hajime (\u5fa1\u7684\u59cb) and Oyumi Hajime (\u5fa1\u5f13\u59cb) that <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/history-person\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"228\" title=\"About Kamakura Figures\">Minamoto no Yoritomo (\u6e90\u983c\u671d)<\/a> held at his shogunate to begin the samurai year. Bows and arrows have long been believed to have the power to drive away evil, and the shrine&#8217;s hamaya (\u7834\u9b54\u77e2), the evil-repelling arrows given out at New Year, come from the same belief and tradition. Because a large target is shot at, the ritual is also called the Omato Shiki (\u5927\u7684\u5f0f), the Great Target Ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date and Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Joma Shinji begins every January 5 at 10:00 AM with a rite at the Maiden (\u821e\u6bbf), the dance hall also called the Shimo-Haiden (\u4e0b\u62dd\u6bbf, Lower Worship Hall), which stands directly in front of the Grand Stone Staircase (\u5927\u77f3\u6bb5) leading up to the Main Shrine (\u672c\u5bae). After the rite, the ceremony moves to an archery ground set up in the open area on the west side of the Maiden, to the back left as you face it, where the archery rituals take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the archery ground, the Hikime no Gi (\u87c7\u76ee\u306e\u5100) comes first. An archer of the Ogasawara-ryu (\u5c0f\u7b20\u539f\u6d41) school of archery shoots a single arrow fitted with a large hikime-kabura (\u87c7\u76ee\u93d1), a hollow whistling head, at a stretched target cloth called the matokawa (\u7684\u9769). The sound the arrow makes in flight is said to drive away evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Omato Shiki that follows, a great target 5 shaku 2 sun (about 156 cm) across is raised. The character for oni (\u9b3c), meaning &#8220;demon,&#8221; is sealed on its back, written without its horns and set upside down. The ceremony begins when the archers answer the call &#8220;Omato Shiki hajimemasei&#8221; (\u5927\u7684\u5f0f\u59cb\u3081\u307e\u305b\u3044). Six archers in eboshi (\u70cf\u5e3d\u5b50) hats and hitatare (\u76f4\u5782) robes step forward two at a time and each shoot two arrows into the target from 15 ken (about 27 m) away. They draw their bows praying for peace in the land and prosperity at home. Each archer is attended by a kaizoe (\u4ecb\u6dfb), an assistant, and their old-style movements, such as handing over the arrows, are also worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watching the Ritual<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the public watch standing around the archery ground. The rite at the Maiden takes about 30 minutes, and watching it from the left side as you face the Maiden makes it easier to move to the archery ground afterward. Crowds of onlookers gather around the archery ground at the start, but the archery lasts about an hour as the six archers shoot in turn, and the crowd thins out as time goes on. There is no need to rush, and it is best to take photos once the crowd has thinned. Many people are still making New Year visits on January 5, so the shrine grounds get crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the New Year visit and the shrine&#8217;s other New Year rituals, see <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-hatsumode\/\">Hatsumode at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine<\/a>. For Kamakura&#8217;s work-starting ceremony held in front of the Maiden the day before, on January 4, see <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-chonahajime\/\">Chona Hajime Shiki at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine<\/a>. For the fire ritual on the morning of January 15, when New Year decorations are burned, see <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-sagicho\/\">Sagicho Shinji at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine<\/a>. For the year-end Oharae on New Year&#8217;s Eve and the burning of old talismans, see <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-nenmatsu-oharae\/\">Year-End Oharae and Koshinsatsu Shonosai at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access | Visiting During Your Stay at Toshi&#8217;s Place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is about a 10-minute walk from the East Exit of JR Kamakura Station (\u938c\u5009\u99c5) or from Enoden (\u6c5f\u30ce\u96fb) Kamakura Station. If you are staying at Toshi&#8217;s Place, take the Enoden from Hase Station (\u9577\u8c37\u99c5) or Wadazuka Station (\u548c\u7530\u585a\u99c5) to Kamakura Station, then walk along <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/wakamiya-oji-dankazura\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"310\" title=\"Wakamiya-oji Avenue and Dankazura Path (\u82e5\u5bae\u5927\u8def\u3068\u6bb5\u845b)\">Wakamiya-oji Avenue (\u82e5\u5bae\u5927\u8def)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Toshi&#8217;s Place, fully unstaffed smart hotels with fully equipped kitchens and room-only stays, you can head out to Kamakura&#8217;s New Year events at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Joma Shinji at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is a New Year ritual held every January 5 at the Maiden and the archery ground to its west, driving away evil with bows and arrows. From the whistling arrow of the Hikime no Gi to the Omato Shiki, in which six archers shoot at a great target with the demon character sealed on its back, the samurai customs for starting the year unfold one after another. For the shrine&#8217;s highlights throughout the year, see <a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/en\/kamakura-station-east\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/\">Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>Joma Shinji (Omato Shiki) at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japanese name<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kamakuraguide.com\/kamakura-higashiguchi\/tsurugaoka-hachimangu-kamakura\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"20\" title=\"\u9db4\u5ca1\u516b\u5e61\u5bae\">\u9db4\u5ca1\u516b\u5e61\u5bae<\/a> \u9664\u9b54\u795e\u4e8b(\u5927\u7684\u5f0f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Date and time<\/td><td>Every January 5, from 10:00 AM (the archery follows the rite at the Maiden)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Location<\/td><td>The Maiden and the archery ground to its west, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Address<\/td><td>2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What happens<\/td><td>A rite at the Maiden, the Hikime no Gi, and the Omato Shiki by six archers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Notes<\/td><td>The public watches standing around the archery ground. The shrine grounds are crowded with New Year visitors<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Access<\/td><td>About a 10-minute walk from the East Exit of JR Kamakura Station or Enoden Kamakura Station<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contact<\/td><td>Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine 0467-22-0315<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Official Website<\/td><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hachimangu.or.jp\/matsuri\/\">https:\/\/www.hachimangu.or.jp\/matsuri\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Google Map<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe\n  width=\"100%\"\n  height=\"400\"\n  style=\"border:0;\"\n  allowfullscreen=\"\"\n  loading=\"lazy\"\n  referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=\u795e\u5948\u5ddd\u770c\u938c\u5009\u5e02\u96ea\u30ce\u4e0b2-1-31&#038;output=embed&#038;hl=en\">\n<\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is the Joma Shinji at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine? 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