Tottori Prefecture

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Tottori Prefecture -　鳥取県

located in the Chūgoku region.
The capital is the city of Tottori.
It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.
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Chizu Town Snow Festival 智頭宿雪まつり
Febryary
Chizu was a busy town when the Ikeda clan ruled in Tottori.
At night, snow lanterns are lit all across the town.


Ebi Ju-Nana-Ya 江尾十七夜
August 17, Kofu town
“Ebi Godaiji Dance” is performed by locals dressed in straw hats and yukata dancing to the sound of drums.


Inaba Tug of War 因幡の菖蒲綱引き
June
performed as a prayer for good harvests. The Inaba Tug of War is a seasonal festival
that is celebrated in Iwami Town, Ketaka Town, and Aoya Town.



Mitoku San Fire Ritual 炎の祭典
. Mitoku San, Temple Sanbutsu-Ji .
October



Sakenotsu Tondoo 酒津のトンドウ
January, Kaketa town
A cone-shaped hut called a Yakishiro is wrapped several times over with good luck charms made of braided rope (Shimekazari). Naked boys circle around the Yakishiro against the cold winter while wind flailing seaweed soaked in seawater and letting out gallant cries.
The boys make three rounds around the Yakishiro as a purification ritual.



. Shanshan odori しゃんしゃん踊り shanshan dance .
Tottori, during O-Bon

- source : ameblo.jp/a-late-bloome
People shout "Sore shan shan" as they walk through the streets of Tottori town on the evening of August 16. They carry long-armed umbrellas with over 100 bells and gold and silver paper leaflets strung from them. This is the famous Shan Shan Umbrella Dance.
This festival was begun around the end of the Edo period to pray for rain during a drought. This dance was then called the Umbrella Dance of Inaba.


Ube Shrine Annual Festival 宇倍神社例大祭

April 21
With a shishi-mai -Lion dance - and the Daimyo parade.



Waterside Festival, Togo town 水郷祭
Summer, fireworks
The festival also features the Ronin Dance 浪人踊り, which is has been designated by the prefecture as an intangible cultural asset.


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External LINKS :

An introduction to traditional festivals held within Tottori Prefecture.
source : www.pref.tottori.lg.jp


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Misasa Tug-of-war (Misasa tsunahiki)

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Misasa Tug-of-war (Misasa tsunahiki)

***** Location: Misasa, Tottori, Japan
***** Season: Early Summer
***** Category: Observance

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Misasa Oo-tsunahiki 三朝大綱引（みささおおつなひき）
Big Tug-of-war at Misasa
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Misasa tsunahiki 三朝綱引（みささつなひき）
Tug-of-war at Misasa

hana yu matsuri 花湯祭 (はなゆまつり)
Flowers and Hot Spring Festival
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May 5 to 8

With a firework display in the evening and a tug of war of the local people and visitors who want to participate.
The famous rope is made of visteria wines (fuji kazura 藤かづら) and very large.
It is kept in the shrine Misasa Jinja 三朝神社 in a special museum.

This is an event to divine the outcome of the year.

If the group in the east wins,
there will be a good harvest.
If the group in the west wins,
it will be a good year for business.



Misasa means "three mornings"
If you use the hot radiuim water of the hot springs, you will be healed by the third morning ... or so they say.


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The Misasa-onsen Hot Spring
a radium hot spring
is located at the center of Tottori along the Misasa-gawa River, southeast of the center of Kurayoshi City. It has long been known as a representative health resort and therapeutic bath in the San'in region. Kawara-buro, the open-air bath on the river beach near the bottom of the bridge, is a symbol of the Misasa-onsen where you can enjoy the atmosphere and rural life.

Over 10 inns and shops along the streets of Misasa offer displays of artwork, each with different themes and expressing unique characteristics. A morning market is held there every Sunday. You can experience ceramic making and weaving in the Furusato Kenko-mura Park, located on a dry riverbed. In summer, you may also have a chance to see a rare species of frog, the 'kajika.'

In the neighboring areas is Mitoku-san Sanbutsu-ji Temple, a sacred ground for mountain Buddhism. As you climb the rugged mountain path, which takes about an hour, you will see the Nageire-do, or "thrown-in temple," in a hollow halfway up the precipice. Legend has it that a practitioner of asceticism threw the temple up into the hollow from far down below the cliff. Even professional architects have been unable to determine the building method of this structure. Monju-do and a bell tower with a fine view are located along the approach way.
You can also enjoy the local specialty - wild vegetables and 'tofu' (soybean curd) dishes at the restaurants in front of Sanbutsu-ji Temple.
source : www.jnto.go.jp



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Misasa Hot Spring




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My visit to the nearby

. 三徳山三仏寺
Temple Mitokusan, Nage-ire Do 投入堂 　　



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***** . memorial day of Madame Curie
Kyuri ki キュリー忌（きゅりーき) 　　
Her statue is at Misasa Hot Spring.

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observance kigo for the New Year

tunahiki 綱引 (つなひき, 綱引き) playing tug-of-war
"pulling the rope"
..... tsunahiki 綱曳（つなひき）. 縄引（なわひき）


source :　akirajiji

On the 15th day of the first lunar month, in the full moon night.
This ritual was performed to tell the fortune for the harvest in the coming year.
If team A wins, there will be a lot of fish and a good harvest.

In many parts of Western Japan, this is performed during the rituals for the ancestor festival at
O-Bon (bon tsunahiki 盆綱引).

observance kigo for early autumn
bonzuna 盆綱（ぼんづな） rope for O-Bon

. Autumn Festivals - SAIJIKI .




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