DATE:		January 15, 2006
PLACE:		42 Imagumano Naginomori-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:		2-minute walk from the bus stop at Imakumano (city bus #208) 12-minute walk from the Keihan Line at Toufukuji station 15-minute walk from the Keihan Line at Shichijo station
TEL:		81-75-561-4892
ADMISSION:		Free
TEXT:		The Sagicho Ritual is said to have been performed since the Muromachi period, approximately 600 years ago. Three bamboos, with three Gicho (a hammer to hit balls), fans and strips of paper bound around them, are set up on the ground and burned. As the fire rises up to 5 meters, people pray for a full of good health in all year.