| DATE: | July 16, 2006, 10:00 | |
| PLACE: | 3 Arashiyama Miya-cho, Saikyo-ku, Kyoto |
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| DIRECTION: | City bus #28 to Matsuo Taisha bus stop |
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| TEL: | 81-75-871-5016 | |
| ADMISSION: | Free | |
| TEXT: | This delightful event is held to pray for a bumper harvest and the protection of rice fields against pests. Three young girls dressed in brightly colored costumes take on the role of ueme (rice-planting girls). After being given rice seedlings by the priest, the ueme circle the oratory three times on their fathers’ shoulders. |