Aiuchi no Mushi Okuri (Seeing off the Insects)

(相内の虫送り)

Date

2019.06.8

Description

Insect dolls lead the way in this parade that also features the Arauma dance and Tachifuri ritual for this traditional town parade held in hopes of welcoming in a rich harvest of grain and warding off disease and disaster. It is said to be the original form of all the Mushi Okuri of the Tsugaru region.

Location

Goshogawara City
Aomori

Access Map (アクセスと地図)