The Imperial Palace East Gyoen Oct. 15 13:43
An event was held in which the rice used in the “Okuma Festival”, a traditional ritual associated with the Emperor's throne, was placed in the “Okuma Palace” where the Imperial Palace was established.
The rice used in the Otsuki Festival is harvested in Tochigi Prefecture in the eastern “Oki” region and in Saita in Kyoto Prefecture in the west “Main” region. It was held at the Daigogu Shrine.
A newcomer in a wooden box was brought into a tent-filled `` Saiya '' in the corner of Oiso-miya, and a large committee member confirmed the contents under the presence of a man called `` Ota Lord '' who cultivated `` Saita '' I went.
Then, a ceremonial governor of the imperial ritual dressed in white clothes and black eboshi was held and placed in a room for storing rice called “Seiko”.
The new rice will be held at the Otsuki Festival next month, and will be served for the first time after the Emperor's throne and served to Amaterasu and all the gods to pray for national and national well-being and good harvest. It has become.