June
Mibu no Hanadaue
34 Hiroshima
A rice-planting ritual of the Chugoku Mountains that welcomes the rice-field deity Sanbai, where decorated oxen prepare the paddy and saotome planters set seedlings to planting songs and music, praying for a safe season and a good harvest.
Festival calendar
Local foods to explore with the festival
These are editorial links to foods from the same prefecture, not a promise that the festival serves them.