Introduction of The Festival

Onda festival in Noyori Nara pref

Noyori-no-onda

The festival features a rice planting ritual dedicated to the Shirayama Shrine. They dance imitating the farming process from tilling and padding rice field to rice transplantation. For example, female dancers imitate planting rice seeds and male dancers pray for rain making by using umbrellas. In addition kids interrupt adults’ work in a humorous manner.

Category
 For a good harvest
Location(s)
 Oudanoyori, Uda City Shirayama Shrine
Date(s) of Matsuri
 May 5
Contact
Access
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Conservation Group
 Noyori-ku
Note
 Intangible folk cultural assets designated by the prefecture