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Kitakami River Source/Yumiyama Spring

According to literature, in June of the 5th year of Tenki, when Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, father and son Yoshiie marched during the Abe Yoritoki conquest (the War of the Nine Years), they could not bear the suffering of the soldiers and horses in the continuing scorching heat, prayed to Kannon for salvation, and Yoshiie bowed his bow. It is said that when he took a yuzu and stuck it to a rock, a spring gushed forth, and that spring still gushes out today and is the source of the Kitakami River. *Yuzu is the part where the strings are hung at both ends of the bow.

Akiura Daimyo Procession

It is said that when the lord of Kawaguchi Castle himself participated in the Inari Shrine festival, it was a formal procession of 400 koku, and now it has become a tourist attraction and is popularly known as ``Dokkoi'' at the Kawaguchi Toyojo Inari Shrine annual festival. . The current procession forms are: 1. Sakibarai, 2. Yakufuri, 3. Scissors box, 4. Otorige, 5. Shimada, 6. Kushiyari, 7. Tonosama, 8. Page, 9. Goyari, 10. Otachi. Umbrella, 11. Sandals holder, 12. Chair holder, 13. Basket, 14. Princess, 15. The order is waist area, 16. companion, 17. kappazaru, and 18. long lasting. Date Kawaguchi Autumn Festival

Kitakami River Clear Stream Taiko

Kitakami River Seiryu Taiko was formed in the fall of 1978 by six young men engaged in commerce and industry in Iwate Town, with the aim of creating a new performing arts in Iwate Town and contributing to the development of a brighter town. Ta. The image incorporated into all of the songs is ``the flow of the Kitakami River,'' and they created their own original taiko drums while referring to the festival music of their hometown. His unique creative method is attracting attention as the original "Hayashi", which incorporates modern sensibilities into ancient drums. Date: Iwate Town Autumn Festival