Kamigamo Shrine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (World Heritage Site) - Record of the September 9th, Choyo Festival, 2006 At Kamigamo Shrine, known for the Aoi Festival with a 1400-year history, the Choyo Shinji is held annually on September 9th, the day of Choyo (Chrysanthemum Festival). From 10:00 AM, the Saio-dai (representative of the Saio, a princess who served at the Ise Shrine) and sumo children from the ujiko (parishioners) offer chrysanthemums at the main hall and pray for good health. Afterwards, from 11:00 AM, Karasuzumo (Crow Sumo) is dedicated in the south garden of the Hosodono, and the Saio-dai observes the event. 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, observed the Karasuzumo. Even after the Saio system was discontinued, the sumo ritual continued, with the Saio-dai, who replaced the Saio, observing from the Michodai (a platform). In the past, when Emperor Jimmu was lost in the deep and treacherous mountain pass during his invasion from Kumano to Yamato Province, Kamo Taketsunumi no Mikoto, the grandfather of Kamo Wake-Ikazuchi no Okami, the deity of Kamigamo Shrine, transformed into a three-legged Yatagarasu (sacred crow) and led the way. Due to his achievement in safely entering Yamato, he was granted the northern part of Yamashiro Province. It is said that when Kamigamo Shrine was founded, this Yatagarasu legend and sumo, a religious event to ward off evil spirits that caused crop failures, merged, and the Karasuzumo ritual was born. The collection includes 220 images, with a running time of approximately 20 minutes. This CD includes approximately 100 newly recorded images from the original drawings, in addition to the 80 images already released, and also includes explanatory images, 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 a TV screen by connecting your computer to the TV with an HDMI cable and switching to external input. #ChoyoNoKarasuzumo #ChildrensSumo #KidsSumo #FundoshiFestival #Fundoshi #PhotoAlbum