Izawanomiya Otaue Matsuri (Rice Planting Festival）

One of Japan's three major rice planting festivals, it takes place in "Izawanomiya", the annex of the Inner Shrine of Ise Shrine. Wearing magnificent old-fashioned robes, they transplant rice in time with ancient music, with bamboo pulling and dancing-in by youths being repeated and expanding the festival to fever pitch.