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HomeBishamon Festival and National Crying Sumo Tournament
A unique Shinto ritual that has been handed down since ancient times at Mikumano Shrine in Towacho to pray for the growth of children.
The wrestler carries a child between 6 months and 18 months of age onto the ring, and when they bring their faces close together while shouting "Yo-yo-yo," the first one to cry loses.
Information
- Location
- Towa
- Address
- Within the grounds of Mikumano Shrine and Bishamon-do Hall, Kitanarushima, Towacho (5-1 Kitanarushima, Towacho, Hanamaki City , Iwate Prefecture)
- Contact Name
- Bishamon Festival Executive Committee
- Telephone
- Mikumano Shrine 0198-42-3921
Hanamaki City Towa General Branch Office (weekdays only) 0198-42-2110 - Website
- https://mikumanojinja.com/zenkoku-nakizumou2025/#index_id0
