A Kameoka ritual that divines the rice harvest using azuki bean porridge and bamboo tubes
Kakizome Festival (Yoneurasai)
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- January 15
- Location
- Izumo Daijingū
- Area
- Kyoto Prefecture・Kameoka City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 10 min–2 h 40 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
- 2026/11/11
Kakizome Festival is a sacred ritual at Izumo Daijingū in which azuki bean porridge and shino-be bamboo tubes are used to divine the rice harvest.
About Kakizome Festival (Yoneurasai)
Kakizome Festival is a sacred ritual for praying for a good harvest and divining the rice crop.
At Izumo Daijingū, the chief priest cooks azuki bean porridge overnight and places tubes made from shino-be bamboo in it.
The condition of the rice and azuki beans inside the tubes is used to divine that year’s harvest. The event is recorded in Kameoka’s winter seasonal calendar.
Festival highlights
The highlight is the distinctive method of using porridge and bamboo tubes to predict the agricultural harvest.
Azuki bean porridge is cooked overnight, and tubes made from shino-be bamboo are placed in it.
The ritual connects food and agriculture: the condition of the rice and azuki beans packed into the tubes is read to divine the rice harvest.
A Kameoka ritual that divines the rice harvest using azuki bean porridge and bamboo tubes
What to expect
First, azuki bean porridge is cooked overnight, and tubes made from shino-be bamboo are placed in it.
The condition of the rice and azuki beans inside the tubes is checked to divine the rice harvest.
The information notes that the chief priest cooks the porridge and that the condition of the tubes is used for divination.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Izumo Daijingū / Chitose Izumo, Chitose-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Train and bus
From Kameoka Station on the JR Sagano Line, take the Kameoka City Furusato Bus for about 15 minutes and get off at Izumo Daijingū-mae.
- Parking
Available (80 spaces)
Address Chitose Izumo, Chitose-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture
Dates and season
- Season
January 15
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Nearby attractions
Izumo Daijingū, the festival venue, is listed as a nearby sightseeing spot.
Nearby places also include Izumo Daijingū’s spring, Manai no Mizu; Hiranosawa Park (Mizudori no Michi); Para Park Kyoto; and Nagomi no Sato Asahi.
The spring at Izumo Daijingū, Manai no Mizu, is listed as 0.4 km away in a straight line; Hiranosawa Park (Mizudori no Michi) and Para Park Kyoto are listed as 0.9 km away in a straight line.
亀岡市文化資料館
京都府亀岡市の博物館・美術館のスポットです。
Izumo Daijingū
京都府亀岡市にある神社
Origins and History of Kakizome Festival (Yoneurasai)
Kakizome Festival is featured alongside Izumo Daijingū in Kameoka City’s official winter seasonal calendar as an event held in January.
It records that the chief priest cooks azuki bean porridge overnight and divines that year’s harvest from the condition of the rice and azuki beans inside 3 shino-be bamboo tubes.
The source does not explain the festival’s origins or when it was established.
Official information
The website for Izumo Daijingū is listed.
The listed contact details are telephone 0771-24-7799 and fax 0771-25-3832.
Kakizome Festival (Yoneurasai) at a Glance
Kakizome Festival is a sacred ritual held at Izumo Daijingū to pray for a good harvest and divine the rice crop.
Tubes made from shino-be bamboo are placed in azuki bean porridge cooked overnight, and the condition of the rice and azuki beans inside the tubes is read.
The venue is at Chitose Izumo, Chitose-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture. You can take the Kameoka City Furusato Bus from JR Kameoka Station.
Sources and references
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
