
Kanazawa's Hayama Gogo
A three-day ritual to pray for the fertility of five grains and the disease-free disaster held at the Kuronuma Shrine in Kanazawa, Matsukawa-cho, Fukushima. It is used to hold various kinds of rituals under strict rules, including water isolation, and has been handed down from ancient times, and has been designated as an important intangible cultural property of the country. Only "Yoisaa's Gow", which is held on the first day, is open to the public, and it is interesting to see the ritual performed by the men in the form of a potted volume and a loincloth, imitating "water yase" and "daikaki". Around 19-21.