Kamigamo Shrine, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto (World Heritage Site) Record of the event held on September 9th, the Chrysanthemum Festival, every year in 2006. At Kamigamo Shrine, known for the Aoi Festival with a 1400-year history, the Choyo Shinto ritual is held every year on September 9th, the Chrysanthemum Festival, from 10:00 AM at the main hall, where the Saio-dai (representative of the Saio) and sumo children from the parishioners offer chrysanthemums and pray for good health. Afterwards, from 11:00 AM, the 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 the Karasuzumo, but even after the Saio-in system was discontinued, the sumo ritual continued, with the Saio-dai, who replaced the Saio, observing from the Misyodai (a platform). In the past, when Emperor Jimmu was lost in the deep and rugged mountain pass when invading Yamato from Kumano, 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. 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, were combined to create the Karasuzumo ritual. 220 images recorded, approximately 20 minutes of viewing time. This time, in CD format, about 100 images re-recorded from the original drawings 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. Reference: Choyo no Karasuzumo (Crow Sumo of the Chrysanthemum Festival) http://wadaphoto.jp/maturi/karasu1.htm [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. CD containing the 2006 children's sumo event - Media Type: CD - Contents: 2006 record - Event: Children's sumo at the shrine - Participants: Children - Filming location: Around the shrine - Production: Traditional costumes and performances