A folk event in Fukuroi where gestures depicting plowing and planting express hopes for a good harvest
Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every year on January 3 / Every year
- Location
- Fujisengen-gu
- Area
- Shizuoka Prefecture・Fukuroi City(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h–1 h 30 min · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/11/14
The Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival is a folk event in Fukuroi City where performers act out scenes from rice cultivation, such as plowing and planting, to pray for a good harvest. It is distinguished by its focus on the stages leading up to planting, while omitting what happens afterward.
About Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival
The Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival is a folk event held at Fujisengen-gu every year on January 3.
Performers act out scenes from rice cultivation, such as plowing and planting, to pray for a good harvest that year.
The festival’s distinctive feature is its focus on the stages leading up to rice planting, while omitting what happens afterward.
The Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival is also designated as a cultural property by Fukuroi City.
Festival highlights
A highlight is how the stages of rice cultivation, such as plowing and planting, are represented through gestures rather than actual farm work.
The festival focuses on the stages leading up to planting and omits the scenes after planting is complete.
A distinctive feature is how the festival conveys the beginnings of rice cultivation and the wish for a good harvest through a limited sequence of performances.
It is passed down as an intangible folk cultural property designated by Fukuroi City.
A folk event in Fukuroi where gestures depicting plowing and planting express hopes for a good harvest
What to expect
The event features enactments of rice-farming tasks, such as plowing and planting.
The performance focuses on the stages leading up to planting, and scenes after planting are omitted.
Through performances depicting the sequence of farm work, this folk event offers prayers for a good harvest that year.
The event is listed as taking place every year on January 3.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Fujisengen-gu (Kunimoto, Fukuroi City)
Address Kunimoto, Fukuroi City
Dates and season
- Season
Every year on January 3
- Frequency
Every year
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Official information
Fukuroi City’s cultural property guide introduces the timing, content, features, and cultural property designation of the Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival.
Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival at a Glance
The Fujisengen-gu Ta-asobi Festival is a folk event held at Fujisengen-gu every year on January 3.
Performers act out scenes from rice cultivation, such as plowing and planting, to pray for a good harvest.
The festival is distinguished by its focus on the stages leading up to planting, while omitting what happens afterward, and is designated as a cultural property by Fukuroi City.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/14
