[Tsu] The "Otaue Matsuri" (rice planting festival), a prayer for a bountiful harvest and peace in the region, was held on the 10th at Ichimita Shrine in Isshinden-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. Parishioners paraded through the area, and children planted pine needles, representing rice seedlings, in gravel furrows prepared in the shrine grounds. The shrine has a history dating back to the Muromachi period, when it was responsible for supplying ri…
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[Tsu] The "Otaue Matsuri" (rice planting festival), a prayer for a bountiful harvest and peace in the region, was held on the 10th at Ichimita Shrine in Isshinden-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. Parishioners paraded through the area, and children planted pine needles, representing rice seedlings, in gravel furrows prepared in the shrine grounds. The shrine has a history dating back to the Muromachi period, when it was responsible for supplying ri…