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Hiroshima: UNESCO-Designated Japanese Rice-Planting Ritual Takes Place to Music Rhythm

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

10:33 JST, June 16, 2025

KITA-HIROSHIMA, Hiroshima — Mibu no Hana Taue, a rice planting ritual to pray for a good harvest, took place on June 1 in Kita-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, drawing thousands of visitors.

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