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Oumi Bamboo

青海の竹のからかい

Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Oumi Bamboo
Festivals&Traditional Events Myoko, Joetsu and Itoigawa Area
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.
Directions

General Information

Date

January 15, every year
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
Telephone Number 025-552-1511
Fax Number 025-552-7372
E-mail address bunka@city.itoigawa.niigata.lg.jp
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