New Year's event "Hajiki-Hatsuki" will be held at Butsubo-ji Temple in Chiba Prefecture on 1/12

Shirai Abacus Museum (Location: Shirai City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, President of the Japan Federation of the Japanese Schools of Accountancy / Director of the Shirai Abacus Museum: Kenichi Ishido), operated by the National Federation of Japanese Schools of Accountancy, will hold its annual New Year event "Hajiki-Hajime" on January 12, 2025 (Sunday) at Butsubo-ji Temple in Shirai City, Chiba Prefecture.

Event detail URL: https://soroban-muse.com/

Prayers

■Outline of the event

This event is a special opportunity for many children and adults who love to use the abacus to pray for their abacus progress. Participants who gather from all over Japan will take a new step toward improving their abacus skills with the "Apex Omamori," which can only be obtained here.

Date : Sunday, January 12, 2025, 10:00-16:00

Prayer time : 10:00~, 11:00~, 12:00~, 13:30~, 14:30~ Limited to 70 people per session

　　　　　*About 30 minutes per session

Place ：Chomeizan Butsubo-ji Temple, 987 Furu, Shirai-shi, Chiba

Fee ：Prayer fee 700 yen per person (with apex omamori)

■Show last year

https://www.ishido-soroban.com/news?id=15583

■Highlight

(1) Aim for "the top" by praying for improvement of abacus!

By bringing your own abacus and receiving prayer, you can renew your mind with a sense of tension. An oversized long abacus is also available, and anyone can participate.

In fact, there is an episode in which a participant who received this prayer won the first place in Japan in a national competition!

(2) A special experience combining community and culture

The event will be held at Butsubo-ji Temple, a symbolic place in Shirai City with a rich history of supporting abacus education. This event will connect the tradition of abacus education to the future.

(3) Participants from outside of the prefecture come one after another!

Many people participate in this event every year, contributing to the popularization of the abacus and the expansion of the population learning the abacus. Many people from outside of the prefecture also participate in this event.

Shirai Abacus Museum Overview

Shirai Abacus Museum is the only permanent abacus museum in Japan operated by the National Federation of Japan Schools of Accountancy. The museum is engaged in various activities to promote the abacus and to develop abacus education throughout Japan and around the world.

Representative: Director, Shirai Abacus Museum

　　　　　　　(President of the National Federation of Schools of Abacus Association of Japan) Kenichi Ishido

Location: 1459-12 Furu, Shirai-shi, Chiba, 270-1422, Japan

Establishment : May 22, 2011

Museum Information: This museum aims to study the abacus, which has a history of more than 460 years since it was introduced to Japan and retains its usefulness even today, from various aspects such as daily life and educational culture, as well as to contribute to community development as a part of local revitalization. and activities.

For inquiries regarding this event, please contact

Shirai Abacus Museum (National Federation of Japanese Schools of Accountancy)

TEL: 047-492-8890

URL： https://www.soroban-muse.com/

　　　Inquiry form is also available.