Kanda Festival (Doronko Festival)

Kanda Festival (Doronko Festival)

Event Overview

A festival of good harvest prayers in the Kamakura period and the passed down Wakamiya Hachiman-miya. Although there is a certain origin, it is a festival with a tradition of more than 400 years, and it is called "Women's Doronko Festival" because women paint mud on men's faces. The mud-painting was held in a short distance at the ceremonial field. After finishing rice planting, Saotome and others in yukata in Hirakasa, the mud from the fields put in a tub is painted around the faces of local men, tourists and others. It is said that they will not get sick in the summer when they are smeared with mud, and some people are willing to face it. * It may be held only on the first day depending on the situation.

Info

JR高知駅→バス30分、バス停:南海中学校通下車、徒歩10分
高知道高知ICから県道44・34号経由12km25分
70台/無料

Event Period

Price

Free

Event Category

節句・年中行事、農耕儀礼

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