“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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Giant torches set night sky ablaze in prayer for huge harvest Katsube Fire Festival in Moriyama-Shi, Shiga Prefecture（Jan.17,2016）
On the second Saturday in January every year at the Katsube Shrine in Moriyama-shi, Shiga Prefecture, half-naked young male villagers wearing fundoshi loincloths dance wildly around the blazing fire to pray for huge harvest. The festival with an 800 years of history is called Katsube Shrine Fire Festival and is continued by today’s young villagers. Early in the morning on January 9 this year, people gathered at the shrine to make 12 giant torches using timbers of Alnus japonica, bamboo and rapeseed straws. The torches are about 5 to 6 meters long and weigh over 400 kilograms each. They are made by assembling several pieces of bamboo around a timber … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 Let farmers hand down the importance of food(Jan. 3, 2016)
An old Chinese saying goes: “His people are of the utmost importance to a king, food is of the utmost importance to people.” As well as meaning that wellbeing of his people should be of utmost concern for a ruler, this saying points out the Chinese people’s respect for their food culture. There is a similar saying shoku wa nuchigusui in Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, meaning food is medicine that gives people the power to live. In Okinawa, not only farmers but ordinary people cultivate gardens, sow seeds and harvest crops. Respect for food is handed down from generation to generation. However, recent situation regarding food is in a … Continue reading
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