The Shinkō of Ninomiya Akagi Shrine
Tracing the shinkō tradition passed down in Ninomiya-cho
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地域:関東
Tracing the shinkō tradition passed down in Ninomiya-cho
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Takahashi Heigorō’s Hyakumanben, passed down in Gochōda
A protective event in Fujikawa, where children visit homes throughout the area with a lion head and calls
A winter-solstice tradition in Yono, entrusting wishes to fire-walking and yuzu
A festival at Ohhiroto that entrusts wishes for abundant harvests and good health to a rice-straw snake
A summer festival in Kamijuku, Hirakata, where a wooden mikoshi kicks up mud
A New Year event in Yashio, entrusting community prayers to bows, arrows, and song
Kamitakayanagi’s festival, where new sickles are passed on and hopes for a fruitful harvest are renewed