Kamigamo Shrine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (World Heritage Site) September 9th of every year, the Chrysanthemum Festival. Record of 2006. Kamigamo Shrine, known for the Aoi Festival, which has a history of 1400 years, holds the Choyo Shinto ritual every year on September 9th, the Chrysanthemum Festival. From 10:00 a.m., the Saio-dai (representative of the Saio) and sumo children from the ujiko (parishioners) offer chrysanthemums in the main hall and pray for good health. Afterwards, from 11:00 a.m., Karasuzumo (crow sumo) is dedicated in the south garden of the Hosodono, and the Saio-dai observes. This sumo ritual is a traditional event that has continued since the Heian period, and is still performed with costumes that are exactly the same as those of the past. Initially, successive imperial princesses, as Saio (high priestesses), observed Karasuzumo, but even after the Saoin system was discontinued, the sumo ritual continued, with the Saio-dai, who replaced the Saio, observing from the mitchodai (a platform). In the past, when Emperor Jimmu was lost in the deep and rugged mountain pass during his invasion from Kumano to Yamato Province, Kamo Taketsunumi no Mikoto, the grandfather of Kamo Wake-Ikazuchi no Okami, the enshrined deity of Kamigamo Shrine, transformed into a three-legged Yatagarasu (mythical crow) and led the way. Due to his merit in safely entering Yamato, he was granted the northern part of Yamashiro Province. When Kamigamo Shrine was founded, it is said that this Yatagarasu legend and sumo, a religious event to ward off evil spirits that caused crop failures, were combined to create the Karasuzumo ritual. The collection includes 220 images, with a running time of approximately 20 minutes. This time, in CD format, about 100 images re-recorded from the original paintings have been added to the 80 images already released, and explanatory images are also included, making it a valuable record of Karasuzumo, which can be said to be the origin of Japanese sumo culture. [Note] For MS-Windows compatible computers. It will not work on a DVD player connected to a TV. You can watch it on the TV screen by connecting your computer to the TV with an HDMI cable and switching to external input.