Kagami-ga-Ike Pond Funa-tori Shinji (Carp-Catch Shinto Ritual)
Active
Category Name:Rites and Festivals (folk belief)
It is held on April 7th at the Spring Grand Festival of the Innyaku Shrine in Kagami-machi. It is said to be based oon the legend that at the beginning of the 5th century, when Ishikawa-no-Sukune (the deity of Innyaku Shrine) stopped by during his Kyushu Campaign, young people in the village jumped into a pond, grabbed carp, and presented them to him. After the Shinko procession arrives at the pond, about 50 young people in shimekomi loincloths jump into a pond, catch carp with their hands, and throw mud at onlookers. It is said that those hit with mud will enjoy health, and the fish caught are presented to Innyaku Shrine.
Municipality
Yatsushiro City
Category
Rites and Festivals (folk belief)
Specific Location
Kagami-mura, Kagami-machi
Cultural Property Designation
City-designated Intangible Folk Cultural PropertyDecember 8, 2003
Performance Date(s)
April 7
Performance Location
Innyaku Shrine
Preservation Society
Kagami-machi Innyaku Shrine Funatori Shinto Ritual Executive Committee