Karasu Sumo
Karasu means crow and Sumo means Japanese wrestling. After the ceremony at the main building of the shrine, “Tone”, a Shinto priest, imitates a crow’s action including caws followed by sumo wrestling by kids.
Details
- Category
- Competition
- Location(s)
- Kita Ward, Kyoto City Kamigamo-jinja
- Date(s) of Matsuri
- September 8-9
- Contact
- Kamigamo-jinja (075-781-0011)
- Access
- Fifty minutes bus ride from JR Kyoto Station to Kamigamo-jinja-mae bus stop
- Note
- Intangible folk cultural assets designated by the city
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