In Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, which is also known as the "Sacred Place for Karaage," specialty store staff gathered at a local shrine to hold a chicken memorial service to thank the chickens used as ingredients.
The chicken memorial service is held every year by a group that specializes in karaage in Nakatsu city.
On the 3rd, about 20 people concerned gathered at Nakatsudai Shrine.
At the Shinto ritual, about 10 kg of fried chicken brought by the participants was offered, and they put their hands on the altar and thanked the chicken for the ingredients.
There are about 50 karaage specialty stores in Nakatsu City, which are local specialties.
In 2016, we are working to improve the brand power centered on the group of specialty stores, such as registering "Nakatsu Karaage" as a regional collective trademark.
However, as the effects of the new coronavirus continue, the number of events held in various places and tourists visiting the local area is decreasing, and the rise in raw material prices is catching up, and the severe situation continues.
Masahiko Inoue, chairman of the "Sacred place Nakatsu Karaage no Kai," said, "I want many people to get well by eating" Nakatsu Karaage "so as not to lose to the corona."