A traditional event called “Shishukue” was held at a temple in Mihama-cho, Mie Prefecture, where the amount of rice grains in a bamboo tube in which porridge is cooked is used to foretell the crops.
The "Timyu-kai" is an event that has been handed down from the Edo period at Rinsho-ji Temple in Mihama-cho, Mie Prefecture.
First of all, local agriculture officials wished for a good harvest this year together with the chief priest.
Then, I put the rice and azuki beans in the pot, and put a thin bamboo tube about 7 centimeters in length.
Waiting, about 30 minutes.
When the porridge was cooked, the chief priest took out the bamboo tubes and broke them one by one to see how many grains of rice were in them, and fortune-tellers for nine types of crops.
As a result, this year is a good harvest, especially early rice and sweet summer mandarin oranges.
Mr. Hajime Seko, the head of the local ward, said, "This year seems to be better than last year.