October 4th Tuesday ☆ festival info

October 4th Tuesday, ZUIKI maturi(festival) is on at Kitano Tenmangu-shrine. (北野天満宮)
The portable shrine decorated by zuiki(canes of yam potatoes) and other different dried vegetables. This is the historical ritual for agricultural fertility.

They are paraded through the Kitano Tenmangu-shrine area from 13:00.
Also it is known as the good occasion to see Geisha because they are supposed to attend for this Shinto ritual.

The official website of Kitano Tenmangu
http://kitanotenmangu.or.jp/english/