Hasegawa Co., Ltd.
“Flower Festival” is being held at all Hasegawa Buddhist Altar stores Buddha’s birthday is an opportunity for us to realize the importance of life and to be grateful for it.
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Hasegawa Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Fukuoka/Tokyo, President and CEO: Shinobu Sanshiro), which sells Buddhist altars and tombstones and undertakes contract sales of indoor graveyards, will hold a “Flower Festival” at all stores in April 2024 to celebrate the birth of Buddha. It will be held until the 8th (Monday). *Excluding stores inside shopping centers.
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Buddhist altar Hasegawa Fukuoka Main Store (Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
April 8th is the “Flower Festival”.
Also known as “Kanbutsue”, it is a Buddhist event to celebrate the birth of Buddha.
It is said that when the Buddha was born, dew (*1) fell from the sky, and following this legend, it is customary to pour tea over the head of the Buddha statue to pray for “the child’s physical health and the fulfillment of his wishes.” is.
At Hasegawa Buddhist Altar, from April 1st (Monday) to April 8th (Monday), we will be celebrating the birth of Buddha by setting up flower halls at each Hasegawa store. When you visit, why not pour green tea on the birth Buddha?
*1: Kanro…The dew that falls from the sky when the world is at peace. Thoughts on the flower festival
As a company that handles Buddhist altars and tombstones, we believe that it is important to join hands, to realize that we are here thanks to our ancestors (connection of life), and to realize the importance of life (thank you). .
We at “Butsudan no Hasegawa” will hold a “Flower Festival” at all of our stores to commemorate the birthday of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, in order to cherish the spirit of “thank you”. . We hope that through this event, everyone will realize the feeling of “Thank you”.
What is the flower festival?
The “Flower Festival” is also expressed as “Kanbutsue” or “Gotane”. Celebrating the birth of Buddha is an annual event at temples across the country.
At the flower festival, a “Hanamido” hall is prepared and decorated with flowers, and a “Birth Buddha (statue of Buddha)” is enshrined in it. We celebrate by pouring green tea on the birth Buddha. This represents the legend of when Buddha was born.
When the Buddha’s mother, Mrs. Maya, passed by the garden in Lumbini, she saw beautiful flowers in bloom and took a rest. When Mrs. Maya reached out her hand for a flower, Buddha was born from the right side of Mrs. Maya.
It is said that after walking seven steps, the Buddha pointed to the sky with his right hand and the earth with his left hand, and said, “Heaven, Heaven, Heaven, and I alone (*2)”. It is said that dew fell from heaven to bless the birth of Buddha.
*2: Tenjo Tenge Yuiga Dokuson (Tenjo Tenge Yuiga Dokuson): “Each of us is the most precious in heaven and on earth,” declaring the dignity of each person.
Celebrate the flower festival at home
At the flower festival, vegetarian cuisine made with seasonal spring ingredients is sometimes served.
When making offerings, oryoguzen are mainly used.
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Goryoguzen PC Kurouchi Vermilion 5.0 size
・Freeze-dried vegetarian vegetarian food material set that can be made by simply adding water and heating in the microwave.
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Buddhist food material set ancestors peas
・Japanese sweets and sweets inspired by spring
If it is difficult to offer real Japanese sweets, we recommend offering crepe decorations with a Japanese sweet motif.
Incense-scented crepe decorations “Sweet” series
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Hanatemari
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Sakura fresh sweets
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Yaezakura
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Plum blur
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[Product page]
Goryoguzen PC Kurouchi Vermilion 5.0 size
https://www.hasegawa.jp/products/4532902007536
Buddhist food material set ancestors peas
https://www.hasegawa.jp/products/4562264180080
sweet series
https://www.hasegawa.jp/collections/kanbi
As a gift for your relatives and acquaintances
・It is recommended that the incense sticks offered at the flower festival have the scent of cherry blossoms.
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Gift incense incense talisman Sakura 6 pieces
・The standard Buddhist flowers are chrysanthemums and lilies, but we also recommend offering gorgeous spring flowers at the flower festival.
(Cherry blossoms, rape blossoms, carnations, calendula, freesia, etc.)
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Hasegawa Butsuka regular service
At Hasegawa, we offer the “Hasegawa Buddha Flower Regular Delivery”, which is recommended for busy people or those who have trouble choosing flowers.
[Product page]
Gift incense incense talisman Sakura 6 pieces
https://www.hasegawa.jp/products/4902125502505
Hasegawa Butsuka regular service
https://www.hasegawa.jp/blogs/butsudan/subscription-flower
Flower Festival special page
What is the flower festival (Kanbutsu-e)? What to do and when? Explaining the origin, how to make sweet tea, and food
https://www.hasegawa.jp/blogs/kuyou/hanamatsuri
About Hasegawa Co., Ltd.
[Founded] September 1929 / [Company established] December 1966 [Listed stock exchange] Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard
Market/[Securities code] 8230
[Business details] Buddhist altar fittings business, tombstone business, indoor graveyard business, restaurant/food/miscellaneous goods business, etc.
[Capital] / 4,037,640 thousand yen (year ending March 2023) [Sales] / 21,608,103 thousand yen (year ending March 2023)
[Number of stores] 134 stores (as of the end of January 2024) / [Number of employees] 1,191 (as of March 2023)
[Representative] Sanshiro Shinto, President and Representative Director [HP] https://www.hasegawa.jp
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