Nakata Planting at Chikatsu Shrine

The Nakata Planting is a rice planting festival held at the Chikatsu Shrine every year on the day of the summer solstice. The festival begins with a purification ritual, offering of prayers, dedication of sacred tree branches, and the presentation of rice planting songs at the shrine. After the divine rituals, the rice planting ceremony begins. A sacred rice field is marked with a straw rope, and after the purification by the festival leader (shrine priest), rice planting is performed by more than ten young women while the rice planting songs are sung accompanied by the sounds of drums, flutes, and other instruments.

Date & Time

6/21(Sat)～ 10:00～

Note

Ceremony at 10:00 AM, Rice planting ceremony at 11:00 AM

Venue

Chikatsu Shrine

Address

1626 Shimono-miya, Daigo Town, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture

parking

Temporary parking available (former Shimono-miya Elementary School)

Access

About 70 minutes from the 'Naka' IC on the Joban Expressway

Access (Public)

About a 5-minute walk from JR Suigun Line 'Shimono-miya' Station

Contact

0295-72-1138 （Daigo Town Tourism and Commerce Division）