Kokunzo-san

Active

Category Name:Rites and Festivals (folk belief)

(12) This event is held from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day. The residents of the community make offerings at a stone statue of Kokunzo-san while local firefighters sell charms (from Yotsuyama Shrine in Arao) to worshippers. Sweet sake and sacred wine are served. Kokunzo-san is said to have been separated from the Yotsuyama Shrine in Arao.

Municipality

Koshi City

Category

Rites and Festivals (folk belief)

Specific Location

Kaminosho Area

Cultural Property Designation

Koshi City Folk Cultural Property (March 31, 1978)

Performance Date(s)

December 31 and January 1 / January 13

Performance Location

around Kokunzo-san

Preservation Society

Kaminosho Area