Oumi Bamboo
【2024年開催】青海の竹のからかい
Two groups of children wearing kabuki-style make-up try to pull one another using a pair of bamboo sticks. The winner side is said to have a good rice and fish harvest this year. This event has continued for over 300 years, and is one of the most unique festivals of Japan.
- Category
- Festivals and Traditional Events
General Information
| Date | January 15, every year |
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| Time | Around 12:30p.m. to 3:00p.m. |
| Address | 新潟県糸魚川市大字青海 |
| Directions | ●2 minutes on foot from Oumi station(Echigo TOKImeki Railway, Nihonkai Hisui Line) ●15 minutes by car from Itoigawa IC (Hokuriku Expressway) |
| Car Park | N/A |
| Notes | Registered as the important intangible folk culture asset in Japan ●Category/Folk and habit ●Registered date/ December 28, 1987(Showa 62) ●Asset holder/Oumi Takeno Karakai Hozonkai (Oumi Bamboo Preservation Committee) |
Contact
| Name | Culture Promotion Division, Itoigawa City |
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| Telephone Number | 025-552-1511 |
| Fax Number | 025-552-7372 |
| E-mail address | bunka@city.itoigawa.niigata.lg.jp |
