One year left until "Okibiki" - Ise Shrine Shikinen Sengu, Pre-event held on the 17th at Geku Kitamikado Square in Mie

[Ise] With just one year to go until the folk event "Okihiki" for the 63rd Shikinen Sengu of Ise Jingu, a pre-event "Reiwa Okihiki Festival" will be held on the 17th at the Kitamikado Square in the Geku, Ise City, Mie Prefecture. There will also be a performance of "Kiyari Uta" sung at the event, workshops, and local restaurants. 9:45am-5pm. Okihiki is a folk event in which lumber used for rebuilding the shrine building during the Sengu ceremony…