The rice planting ceremony is a ritual that has continued since ancient times at Izawa Shrine, and has been designated as an important intangible cultural property of the country under the name ``Isobe no Omita.''
Approximately 2000 years ago, Wahime no Mikoto, who was looking for a sacrificial place to offer sacred food to Ise Grand Shrine, chose the Shima region, which was rich in seafood, as the place. At that time, a Manazuru crane dropped an ear of rice in this area, and Yamahime-no-Mikoto was impressed, saying, ``Even a silent bird was said to be an offering.'' She had this ear of rice used to grow rice to be offered to Amaterasu Okami. . Rice cultivation is still passed down as a Shinto ritual, and a rice planting ceremony is held on June 6th every year.
For a while, in order to prevent the spread of the new corona virus, we scaled-down ceremony and were not allowed the visit, but this year we will be holding the same ceremony as last year. You can visit.
The colorful costumes stand out against the blue sky and fresh greenery and the solemn events performed by the local people are both graceful and violent, and will remain in the hearts of those who see them.
Please come and see this rice planting ceremony, which tells the arrival of early summer in Shima.
*Please observe good manners when taking photos.
| 8:10 | The roles of Eburi and Tachido are played by the "seven and a half degrees.'' |
| 9:50 | Deliver "Shiki Sanban". |
| 10:20 | They line up inside the first torii of Izawanomiya and undergo purification. |
| 10:30 | Visit the Goseiden. At the purification center, the priest bestows Sanae on Sakucho. |
| 10:40 | From Izawanomiya, he marches to Goryoden. |
| 11:00 | Arrive at Goryoden. The priest cleanses Goryoden and the head priest dedicates the left, right, middle and Sanae. |
| Saotome, Michihito Ta and others went around Naashiro three and a half times and took Sanae. | |
| The naked man participating in the bamboo removal ritual enters the rice field and waits until the seedlings have been removed. | |
| 11:20 | ``Bamboo harvesting ritual.'' |
| 11:30 | ``Otaue Shinto ritual.'' After the first to ninth songs have been completed, there is a break, and the servants have a drinking party with side dishes made from wakame. Next was Saiwaka Okuwa's dance of ``Saitorisashi.'' Next, the rice planting ends with the 13th to XNUMXth small songs. Finished around XNUMX:XNUMX. |
| 15:00 | ``Odori-komi''. It takes about two hours to train from Goryoda to the first torii gate of Izanomiya Shrine. |
| 17:00 | All the officials line up inside the torii gate, and three people, taiko and sasara performers, perform the ``Shiakiraku no Shimai'', bringing the rice planting festival to an auspicious end. |
Access by train
Get off at Kaminogo Station on the Kintetsu Shima Line. From there, you can access Iza-miya Shrine, where the rice planting ceremony is held, in a 3-minute walk.
Access by car
Proceed along Prefectural Route 160 and park at Isobe Fureai Park. From there, it takes less than 15 minutes to get to Izamiya Shrine.
| other name | Izawanomiya' Omita festival |
