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6/14/2008 - 6/14/2008Rice Planting Festival (Onda Shinji)
Osaka,
Japan
Each year 12 young women are chosen to transplant the first rice seedlings in the paddy fields of Sumiyoshi Shrine, accompanied by traditional music and rice-planting folk songs. This ritual is claimed to be over 1,700 years old and the shrine itself is august enough to have the nickname of 'Sumiyossan'.
Themes:
Spectacle
, Dance
, Food & Drink
, Culture
, Religion
, Music
Hours: All day.
Cost: Free.
Where: Sumiyoshi Shrine
2-9-89 Sumiyoshi
Sumiyoshi-ku
Osaka
Osaka, Japan
Getting there:
Train/Tram: Services from Osaka Station, either the Nankai Dentetsu Line to Sumiyoshi-Taisha station or Hankai tramway line to Sumiyoshi-Torii-mae Station. Then 5-minute walk from either station.
Contact Information:
Osaka Tourist Office
3rd Floor
Japan Rail Shin-Osaka Station
Osaka
Japan
Telephone: +81 (0)6 305 3311
Email: No email available
Website: www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/en
