People dressed in Momoyama period costumes plant rice seedlings at the Ota Festival at Sarutahiko Shrine in Ise, Mie

[Ise] On the 5th, the prefecture's intangible folk cultural asset "Omita Festival" was held at Sarutahiko Shrine in Ujiurata, Ise City, Mie Prefecture, to pray for a good harvest and a good catch. Sixteen local residents called "Uekata" dressed in Momoyama period costumes planted seedlings by hand in the traditional way. The rice is harvested from late August to early September, and the first rice is offered at the Niiname-sai on November 23rd. …