Traditional events designated as Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Rice Field Play (Tokumaru Kitano Shrine)
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In the Tokumaru-Akatsuka area, which used to be a vast paddy field area, rice playing is an important event related to paddy cultivation. It is a festival to pray for a good harvest and prosperity of the descendants at the beginning of the year. Every year, the festival is held at night on February 11 at Tokumaru Kitano Shrine and on February 13 at Akatsuka Suwa Shrine. In 1976, the rice field games were designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset of Japan as "Rice Field Games in Itabashi". It has also been selected as one of the ten scenic spots of Itabashi.
- Location
- 6-34-3 Tokumaru
- nearest station
- 20 minutes walk from Tobu-Tojo Line Tobu-Nerima Station
20 minutes walk from Takashimadaira Station on the Toei Mita Line
5 minute walk from Koume Shogakko-mae bus stop on the Kokusai Kogyo Bus.
- parking lot
- existence (at the present moment)